tribal courts

South Dakota SCT Holds Oglala Sioux Tribe Had Jurisdiction over Contract Dispute Involving Nonmember Entity

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial Inc. v. Montileaux (D.S.D.):

1-1 Tribal Court Complaint.pdfDownload
13-4 Oglala Sioux Tribal Ct Decision.pdfDownload
1-3 Tribal Court Appellate Record.pdfDownload
13-3 Oglala Sioux Tribal SCT Opinion.pdfDownload
1 Complaint.pdfDownload
13-1 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
15 Response.pdfDownload
30 Oglala Sioux Tribe Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
42 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Turtle Talk Live 2025 @ NAICJA — Comic Book

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

TT Live 2025 Comic BookDownload

Michigan Indian Legal Services: “Ever thought About Practicing in Tribal Court?” [Oct. 21, 2025]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Wisconsin SCT Declines to Grant Admission to State Bar Lawyer that Passed Yurok Tribal Bar Exam

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Morris v. Board of Bar Examiners:

MorrisDownload

South Dakota Federal Court Enjoins Plaintiffs in Tribal Court Action to Enforce ERISA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Mundahl (D. S.D.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 Exhibit 1 – Tribal Court Complaint.pdfDownload
1-2 Exhibit 2 – Tribal Court Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
13 Plaintiff Motion for PI.pdfDownload
23 Opposition to 13.pdfDownload
26 Defendant Motion for Stay.pdfDownload
30 Reply ISO 13.pdfDownload
31 Opposition to 26.pdfDownload
32 Reply ISO 26.pdfDownload
34 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Alaska SCT Affirms Grant of Full Faith and Credit to Native Village of Tanana Court Order under ICWA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Jethro A. v. Native Village of Tanana:

OpinionDownload

Minnesota SCT Reprimands Attorney for Misconduct before Mille Lac Ojibwe Courts under Reciprocal Attorney Discipline Rule

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Martins.

New Mexico Federal Court Orders Tribal Court Exhaustion in Suits Involving Laguna Development Corporation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Ultraclean Fuel (Transmix) LLC v. LDC Energy LLC (D.N.M.):

1 Complaint

8 Motion to Dismiss

13 Opposition

17 Reply

19 DCT Order

Potawatomi Gathering Judicial Conference @ Gun Lake Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Shawn Watts, Mike Petoskey, and Dave Petersen
Baylee Ogle and MF

Amanda Stephan on Navigating Tribal Law Research

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Amanda K. Stephen has published “Navigating Tribal Law Research” in the Washington State Bar Journal.

My favorite excerpt: