Minnesota Federal Court Orders Stay Pending Tribal Court Exhaustion in Wrongful Death Claim against Red Lake Nation Detention

Here are the materials in Johns v. Pemberton (D. Minn.):

1 Complaint

22 Federal Motion to Dismiss

28 Opposition

30 Reply

32 DCT Order

61 Motion to Stay

68 MJ Order

Yakama Citizen Sues Government over Tariffs Citing 1855 Treaty

Here is the complaint in Lumley v. United States Customs and Border Protection (D. Or.):

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D.C. Federal Court Vacates Trump Administration Recission of Gaming Lands Opinion re: Scotts Valley

Here are the new materials in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Burgam (D.D.C.):

92 Second Amended Complaint

96-1 Scotts Valley MSJ

98 GTL Properties Amicus Brief

99-1 Federal MSJ

107 United Auburn Community Amicus Brief

108 Dehe Wintun Tribes Amicus Brief

109 Cal Indian Gaming Commission Amicus Brief

110 Lytton Rancheria Amicus Brief

111 Scotts Valley Reply

112 Federal Reply

115 DCT Order

Prior post here.

not the right tribes, I know.

New Mexico Federal Court Dismisses FTCA False Arrest Suit against Picuris Pueblo/BIA Cops

Here are the materials in Farden v. United States (D.N.M.):

1 Complaint

59 Motion for Summary J

61 Response

65 Reply

73 DCT Order

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Siletz Takes Unusual Step of Filing an Amicus Brief in Opposition to Chinook’s Federal Recognition Cert Petition Where Feds Had Already Declined to Respond

Here is the brief in Chinook Indian Nation v. Burgum:

Siletz Amicus BIO

Petition here.

Tenth Circuit En Banc Petition Materials in U.S. v. Hopson [whether feds can prosecute for lesser included offenses under MCA]

Here:

Petition

Opposition 

Panel materials here.

Colorado Federal Court Rejects Ute Tribes’ Challenge to State Sports Betting Law

Here are the new materials in Southern Ute Indian Tribe v. Polis (D. Colo.):

33 Motion to Dismiss

58-1 Second Amended Complaint

61 Second Motion to Dismiss

62 Opposition

68 Reply

69 DCT Order

Prior post here.