tribal courts

Ninth Circuit Materials in French v. Starr

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

French Opening Brief

Tribe Answer Brief

US Amicus Brief

French Reply Brief

California Letter Brief

CRIT v Blythe Boat Club Opinion

Lower court materials here.

Documentary on the reservation here.

ICRA Habeas Dismissed Because Tribal Prisoner Transferred to Federal Jail

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Granbois v. Fort Peck Tribal Jail (D. Mont.):

1 Petition

2 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument in Window Rock Unified School District v. Nez (Formerly Reeves)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

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.