tribal membership

Federal Court Dismisses ICRA Suit re: Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians Disenrollments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in John v. Garcia (N.D. Cal.):

74 Motion to Dismiss

76 Opposition

77 Reply

84 DCT Order

Nooksack Interim Council Ratifies Past Acts

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials filed in Rabang v. Kelly (W.D. Wash.):

3-15-18 Nooksack Tribal Council Resolution No. 18-15 Ratication of Appointment of Chief Judge Ray Dodge

3-15-18 Nooksack Tribal Council Resolution No. 18-16 Ratication of Appointment of Milt Rowland Foster Pepper

3-15-18 Nooksack Tribal Council Resolution No. 18-18 Ratication of Resolutions Adopted Since March 24 2016

152 3-30-18 Declaration of Connie Sue Martin in Support of Motion for Indicative Ruling

Update in Nooksack RICO Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Rabang v. Kelly (W.D. Wash.):

03-20-18 Letter From Bob Kelly and Notice of Involuntary Disenrollement

144 3-15-18 Kelly Defendants’ Motion for Indicative Ruling Regarding Dismissal

146 3-15-18 Defendant Chief Judge Ray Dodge’s Notice of Joinder of Kelly Defendants’ Motion for Indicative Ruling

147 3-26-18 Plaintiffs’ Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Indicative Ruling Regarding Dismissal

UPDATE (4/11/18) — motion denied

4-11-18 Order Denying Defendants’ Rule 62.1 Motion For Indicative Ruling Regarding Dismissal

Paul Spruhan on Native Identity and the Trump-Warren Conflict

Ann Tweedy

Here’s his thought provoking piece on the Harvard Law Review Blog.

Federal Court Stays Nooksack RICO Case Pending DOI Election Investigation

Sarah M Donnelly

Here is the order in the matter of Rabang et al v. Kelly et al, 17-cv-00088 (W.D. Wash.):

Doc. 140 – Order

At plaintiff’s request, the court has extended a stay of the proceedings until April 30, 2018. It is awaiting the BIA’s final determination regarding the validity of the Nooksack’s 2017 general election.

BIA Letter and MOA to Nooksack Chairman

Sarah M Donnelly

Here.

Nooksack Federal Status Report: BIA Questions 126 Special Election Ballots

Sarah M Donnelly

Here are the materials in the matter of Rabang et al v. Kelly et al, 17-cv-00088 (W. Wash.):

Link: Case archive

California COA Rejects Defamation Claim by Tribal Disenrollees against Elem Indian Colony Pomo Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the available materials in Brown v. Garcia:

Garcia Brief

Opinion

Federal Court Denies Reconsideration Motion; Plaintiff “Nooksack Tribe” Still Lacks Standing

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Nooksack Indian Tribe v. Zinke (W.D. Wash.):

45 Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

47 Federal Defendants’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Motion for Reconsideration

48 Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

54 Joint Status Report

55 Minute Order Lifting Stay

56 Order On Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration

ABA Human Rights Journal: “Tribal Disenrollment Demands a Tribal Answer”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

William R. Norman Jr., Kirke Kickingbird, and Adam P. Bailey have published “Tribal Disenrollment Demands a Tribal Answer” in the ABA Human Rights Journal.