tribal courts

Federal Court Orders Tribal Exhaustion in Contract Dispute with Colville

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Clements v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (E.D. Wash.):

1 Complaint

9 Motion to Dismiss

9-8 Colville Tribal Court Opinion

9-9 Colville COA Opinion

11 Response

12 Reply

17 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Affirms Tribal Jurisdiction in FMC v. Shoshone-Bannock

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in FMC Corp. v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

Briefs here.

UPDATE:

En Banc Petition

Amicus Brief

CA9 Order Denying Petition

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order list.

Cert stage materials here.

Lower court materials here.

ABA Journal Profile of Nottawaseppi Huron Potawatomi Appellate Judge Greg Smith

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Court Orders Tribal Exhaustion in Employment Discrimination Case [Chippewa Cree Tribe]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Walker v. Windy Boy (D. Mont.):

1 Complaint

10 Motion to Dismiss

20 Response

25 Reply

32 DCT Order

Prisoner Claims against Mescalero Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in  (D.N.M.):

1 Complaint

6 DCT Order

And here are the materials in  (D.N.M.):

1 Habeas Petition

13 DCT Order

NAICJA Panel on Traditional Law & UNDRIP

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Judge Greg Bigler & Hon. Kristen Carpenter [+ Frank Ettawageshik]
Greg’s paper is here.

Kristen’s paper is here.

Fletcher Materials for NAICJA Presentation on Tribal Attorney Regulation and ABA Rule 8.4(g) (Andrew Adams and Kristen Carpenter will join me)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Judge Andrew Adams III
Hon. Kristen Carpenter

Kristen’s paper is here.

These are excerpts of Fletcher’s presentation:

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NAICJA Day 2 Panels

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Judge Carrie Garrow on judicial ethics
Judge Susan Maven, moderator, Judge Donovan Foughty, Judge Tanya Branford, Yolanda Marlowe: National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. McPaul [formerly Branch]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

opening-brief-3.pdf

answer-brief-2.pdf

Reply

Lower court materials here.