tribal courts

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Babb Indian Rodeo, Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, 1979

Here:

eagle-bear-opening-briefDownload
blackfeet-answer-briefDownload

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Decides Adams v. Dodge [Nooksack]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion.

Briefs are here.

Sauk-Suiattle Moves to Dismiss Seattle’s Federal Court Effort to Prevent Tribal Court Proceeding to Continue

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the motion to dismiss in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):

13 Sauk-Suiattle Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Ninth Circuit Argument in Big Horn County Electric v. Big Man

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Briefs are here.

One of my favorite people, Melody McCoy, a Cherokee citizen and Michigan alum, argued for the respondents. Izhaadaa giizhigowande!

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City of Seattle Sues to Stop Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court Suit over Rights of Nature

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):

Sauk-Suiattle Canoe Racers

2 Complaint

2-1 Exhibit A

2-2 Exhibit B

2-3 Exhibit C

2-4 Exhibit D

2-5 Exhibit E

2-6 Exhibit F

2-7 Exhibit G

2-8 Exhibit H

2-9 Exhibit I

2-10 Exhibit J

2-11 Exhibit K

Tribal court suit here.

Coyote Band of Pomo Indians Brings Suit in Federal Court to Stop State Court Jurisdiction in Favor of Tribal Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Coyote Band of Pomo Indians v. Findleton (Calif. Ct. App.):

9 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

26 First Amended Complaint

27 Motion for TRO

Update (3/8/2022):

41 Bank Opposition to Motion for PI

42-1 Findleton Motion to Dismiss

43 Findleton Opposition to Motion for PI

44 Findleton Opposition to Motion to Deposit Property

49-1 Bank Motion to Dismiss

51 Judge Opposition

56 Judge Motion to Dismiss

58 Reply

58 Tribe Reply in Support of Motion for PI

59 Tribe Reply in Support of Motion to Deposit Property

Early Materials in Grocery Store Challenge to Oglala Tribal Court Jurisdiction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Kyle Grocery Inc. v. Short Horn (D.S.D.):

1 Complaint

1-2 Tribal Court Complaint

1-3 Oglala Trial Court Opinion

1-4 Oglala SCT Opinion

4 Motion for PI

8 Motion to Dismiss Abourezk

10 Motion to Dismiss

NOT the Kyle Grocery store. . . .
Opens at 7:30.

Mississippi Federal Court Declines to Disqualify AUSA Who Once Worked in Choctaw Tribal Court and Stood for Criminal Defendant at Tribal Arraignment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Anderson (S.D. Miss.):

1 Complaint

15 Motion to Recuse

29 Response

31 Reply

34 Magistrate Order Denying Motion to Recuse

35 Motion to Revoke

39 DCT Order

Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Brings Rights of Nature Claims against City of Seattle in Tribal Court over Skagit River Dams

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle (Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court):

SAU-CIV-01-22-001 Civil Complaint

SAU-CIV-01-22-001 Summons

Liz Reese and Abby Abinanti on Tribal Criminal Laws

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Stanford, here is “Imagining Justice: American Indian Tribal Laws of Criminal Responsibility.”