tribal courts

Federal Court Dismisses Slip and Fall Suit against Casino for Failure to Exhaust Tribal Remedies

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Sullivan v. Harrah’s Operating Company (D.S.C.):

28-1-motion-to-dismiss

34-dct-order

Legal Guidance on Detention of Non-Indian Criminal Suspects

Sarah M Donnelly

Download(PDF): Signed Memo Guidance on Legal Authority

The BIA Office of Tribal Justice issued guidance on legal authority of Tribal law enforcement to detain non-Indian offenders in Indian Country. It clarifies that if a non-Indian commits a crime in Indian country, tribal police have the authority to detain and put them in BIA detention facilities, until the status of tribal jurisdiction can be determined.  If the tribe does not have criminal jurisdiction, they can be held until transferred to a federal or state prosecuting authority.

Nooksack Update — Disenrollment Reconsideration; Kelly Letter to BIA; Whatcom County Materials

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the reconsideration materials:

Omnibus Written Disenrollment Reconsideration Request

Nooksack Disenrollee TANF Denial Letter

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re TANF Denial

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Medical Presciption Denial

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Elder Health Care Denial

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Dental Care Denial

Here is the Kelly letter to BIA:

Letter from Bob Kelly to Lawrence Roberts

Here are the Whatcom County Superior Court materials:

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Response to Gilliland’s Motion to Vacate

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Declaration of Bree Black Horse in Support of Petitioners’ Response to Gilliland’s Motion to Vacate with Exhibits

Public Defender Opportunity with Spirit Lake Tribe

Sarah M Donnelly

Download(PDF): Tribal Adult Public Defender

Individual applicants must submit a resume and writing sample and any law firms making a proposal should submit a detailed proposal to:

Spirit Lake Tribe Human Resources Department
P.O. Box 97
Fort Totten, ND 58335
Or via email: slthr@spiritlakenation.com

Eighth Circuit Materials in Challenge to Tribal Court Jurisdiction over Trust Land Minerals Royalties

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Here are the materials in Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation v. Wilkinson:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

District of North Dakota materials:

4 Enerplus Motion for PI

10 Wilkinson Opposition

10-3 MHA Nation SCT Opinion

19 Enerplus Response

48 DCT Order

Tenth Circuit Materials in Board of Education for the Gallup-McKinley County Schools v. Henderson

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here:

18-motion-to-dismiss
19-motion-to-dismiss
20-reply
22-motion-to-amend-complaint
23-opposition
24-reply
26-dct-order

Nooksack Update — Mass Disenrollments by the Holdover Council

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here and here is news coverage.

Update on the Whatcom County Superior Court proceedings:

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Courier Delivery Form

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Ex Parte Motion to Stay Execution

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Second Motion to Vacate Order Domesticating Foreign Judgment

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Show Cause Order

Nooksack: Latest State Superior Court Orders

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Break and Enter Order

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Order Dismissing Tribe’s Motion to Vacate Order Domesticating Foreign Judgment

Nooksack Update — “Tribe” Response to NICS and State Court Matters

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new pleadings and orders:

Nooksack Indian Tribe v NICS Order on Preliminary Injunction

Whatcom County Superior Court Nooksack Indian Tribe’s Reply In Support of Motion to Vacate Order Domesticating Foreign Judgment and Quash or Bar Execution and Enforcement Efforts

Federal Court Orders LDS to Exhaust Navajo Court Remedies

Sarah M Donnelly

Download(PDF): Doc. 40 Memorandum Decision and Order

Link to previous posts and materials: The Atlantic: Why Several Native Americans Are Suing the Mormon Church, LDS Family Services’ Federal Motion for TRO Against Navajo Tribal Court