tribal membership

Nooksack Tribe Appellee Brief in Lomeli v. Kelly

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Lomeli v Kelly COA Response Brief of Appellees

Opening brief here.

Third Nooksack Suit over Disenrollment Filed; DOI Petition Distributed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new updates in the Nooksack disenrollment saga. First, a third tribal court suit, Adams v. Kelly:

Adams v. Kelly Complaint For Prospective Equitable Relief

Second, a letter to Interior Secretary Jewell on the Secretarial election coming up:

October 16 2013 Letter and Petition to Secretary Sally Jewell

Opening Brief in Lomeli v. Kelly — Nooksack Disenrollment Appeal

Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here:

Lomeli v Kelly Opening Brief of Appellants

 

Nooksack Court Orders Tribe to Allow Legal Representation in Disenrollment Proceedings … by 800 number … in 10 minute hearings

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the newest materials in Roberts v. Kelly (Nooksack Tribal Court):

Roberts v Kelly Order Granting Defendant’s [Sic] Motion to Dismiss

Roberts v. Kelly Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order

And an order in the Lomeli v. Kelly matter from the appellate court:

Lomeli v Kelly Order Accepting Appeal of September 24 2013 Order

News coverage here.

News Update on Nooksack Disenrollments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Materials to be posted later.

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Federal Dismisses Robison Rancheria Disenrollee Complaint without Prejudice

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the order in Harrison v. Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians Business Council (N.D. Cal.):

DCT Order Dismissing Complaint wo Prejudice

Briefs are here.

Complaint is here.

Updated Materials in Nooksack Disenrollment Appeal — Roberts v. Kelly

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Roberts v Kelly – First Amended Complaint w Appendices

Roberts v Kelly Order Accepting First Amended Complaint

Roberts v. Kelly Declaration of Gabriel S. Galanda in Support of Motion for Contempt

Roberts v. Kelly Motion for Contempt Against Kelly Defendants

Roberts v. Kelly Motion for Reconsideration of Sua Sponte September 6, 2013 Order

Roberts v. Kelly Order Denying Motion for Contempt

Bellingham Herald: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/09/19/3212992/both-nooksack-tribal-factions.html

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/09/19/3212992/both-nooksack-tribal-factions.html#storylink=cpy

Al Jazeera America!: http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/live-news/2013/9/tribal-families-battleefforttorejectthem.html

Materials in North Carolina Capital Murder Case against First Generation Eastern Band Cherokee Descendant — A Reverse Crow Dog Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in State v. Nobles:

Nobles Motion to Dismiss

Motion to dismiss (amended)

State’s Brief

Reply Brief

News coverage:

Sylva Herald 8-12

Sylva Herald 9-18

Ninth Circuit Issues Amended Opinion in Zepeda — Same Outcome, Different Reasoning

Matthew L.M. Fletcher6 Comments

Here are the new materials:

CA9 Amended Opinion

US En Banc Petition

Zepeda Response to En Banc Petition

From Judge Watford’s now-much-shortened dissent:

I agree with much of the majority’s analysis, particularly its conclusion that whether a tribe has been recognized by the federal government is a question of law. But I disagree with the majority’s ultimate determination that the government failed to present sufficient evidence from which a rational jury could infer that Zepeda has a blood connection to a federally recognized tribe. Under Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979), a rational jury could certainly infer that the reference in Zepeda’s tribal enrollment certificate to “1/4 Tohono O’Odham” is a reference to the federally recognized Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona.

Panel materials are here.

Materials on affected appeals are here.

Judge Hogan Sets Cherokee Freedmen Oral Argument for April 29, 2014

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here:

2013-09-17 Order Granting Joint Motion for Order Setting Briefing Schedule for Summary Judgment on Core Issue