tribal courts

Arizona Rep. Albert Hale Letter to Arizona Governor and AG Objecting to Arizona Signing onto Anti-Indian Brief Filled by Oklahoma in Dollar General

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Dollar General Corp v MI Band of Choctaw Indians_HALE

An excerpt:

The State has joined in support of the Petitioner despite the fact that the State of Mississippi has made the policy decision that on-reservation torts arising in Mississippi should not consume State resources and are better addressed by tribal institutions. The State of Mississippi is submitting an amicus brief in support of the Tribe. Arizona’s decision to sign on to Oklahoma’s amicus brief flies in the face of Mississippi’s sovereign prerogatives on how to interact with Indian Nations within Mississippi’s borders. This is disrespectful; Arizona should stay out of Mississippi’s tribal affairs decisions.

Dollar General briefs and materials are here.

Federal Court Refuses to Reconsider Tribal Court Exhaustion Order

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Glacier Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Gervais (D. Mont.):

13 Motion to Amend

14 Response

17 Reply

18 DCT Order

The original order is here.

Navajo Nation Sues to Stop State Court Jurisdiction over Personal Injury Lawsuits Arising at Navajo Casinos

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the complaint in Navajo Nation v. Marsh (D. N.M.):

1 Complaint

Edit: Amended Complaint

Tribal and Federal Court Complaints in Dispute between Seneca Nation and National Fuel Gas Co.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in National Fuel Gas Co. v. Seneca Nation of Indians (W.D. N.Y.), and tribal court complaints attached as exhibits:

1 Complaint

1-5 SNI v National Fuel Gas Co Complaint

1-6 SNI v. National Fuel Gas Co Complaint II

 

Bar Journal Article on Digitizing Oglala Sioux Tribal Court Decisions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Digitizing Oglala Law

Former Navajo Election Supervisors Sue Navajo Nation Supreme Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the complaint in Begay v. Navajo Nation Supreme Court:

FINAL Complaint 9.8.15

Press Release

New Student Scholarship on Understanding Tribal Courts and the Application of Fundamental Law

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

April Wilkinson has posted “A Framework for Understanding Tribal Courts and the Application of Fundamental Law: Through the Voices of Scholars in the Field of Tribal Justice,” forthcoming in the Tribal Law Journal, on SSRN.

Oklahoma + 5 States Amicus Brief Favoring Dollar General

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

13-1496 tsac Oklahoma et al Amicus Brief

We are compiling merits briefs and other materials here.

7 Grand Ronde Ancestors Posthumously Disenrolled; Appeals Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the newest materials in Alexander v. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:

At request of counsel for the plaintiffs (see statement below), we have removed these docs:

To Whom It May Concern:
At the behest of the Grand Ronde Tribal Government’s legal counsel, we have removed from our firm’s social media pages any links to certain legal briefs which were sealed under the Grand Ronde Tribal Court’s order issued in September of 2014.  We ask that you likewise remove any legal briefs from your pages.  We regret the inadvertent disclosure of these legal briefs.

66 Grand Ronde Treaty Descendants Judicially Disenrolled

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Alexander v. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:

At request of counsel for the plaintiffs (see statement below), we have removed these docs:

To Whom It May Concern:
At the behest of the Grand Ronde Tribal Government’s legal counsel, we have removed from our firm’s social media pages any links to certain legal briefs which were sealed under the Grand Ronde Tribal Court’s order issued in September of 2014.  We ask that you likewise remove any legal briefs from your pages.  We regret the inadvertent disclosure of these legal briefs.