arbitration

California Federal Court Enjoins Arbitration against Guidiville, Orders Discovery on Immunity Claim against Counterclaim

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Guidiville Rancheria of California v. Bluerock Real Estate Holdings LLC (N.D. Cal.):

12 Motion for Preliminary Injunction.pdfDownload
15 Opposition.pdfDownload
20 Reply.pdfDownload
23 DCT Order on Motion for PI.pdfDownload
24 Answer + Counterclaim.pdfDownload
33 Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim.pdfDownload
35 Opposition.pdfDownload
43 Reply.pdfDownload
48 Magistrate Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Wilton Rancheria Files Cert Petition in Labor Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Wilton Rancheria v. UNITE HERE:

Petition.pdfDownload

Question presented:

Notwithstanding the deference afforded to arbitration awards, arbitrators lack the power to facially invalidate federal and state statutes. Similarly, courts defer to Tribal interpretation of Tribal law, as a critical element of longstanding policies upholding and safeguarding Tribal sovereignty. Does an arbitrator exceed his authority when he facially invalidates a duly-enacted Tribal law, especially when a court would not do so and when he would not be permitted to invalidate a duly-enacted federal or state statute?

Lower court materials here. Ninth Circuit unpublished opinion here.

Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Art

California Federal Court Enjoins Demand to Arbitrate Arbitrability

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Guidiville Rancheria of California v. Ginsburg (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 Exhibit A-November 12, 2025 Claimants Demand for Arbitration.pdfDownload
12 Guidiville Motion for PI.pdfDownload
15 Opposition.pdfDownload
20 Reply.pdfDownload
23 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Guidiville Rancheria Sues to Stop $5M Arbitration Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Guidiville Rancheria of California v. Bluerock Real Estate Holdings LLC (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 Demand for Arbitration.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Materials in UNITE HERE International v. Wilton Rancheria

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Brief (only one is available?):

Opening Brief

Lower court materials here.

California Federal Court Orders Wilton Rancheria to Arbitration in Labor Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in UNITE HERE v. Wilton Rancheria (E.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
4 Motion to Compel Arbitration.pdfDownload
5-1 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
6 Opposition to Motion to Compel.pdfDownload
7 Reply ISO Motion to Compel.pdfDownload
8 Opposition to Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
28 Reply ISO Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
32 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Navajo Company Sues Lender to Avoid Arbitration in Dispute over Coal Mining Financing

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Navajo Transitional Energy Co. v. Criticalpoint Partners LLC (E.D. Pa.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Decides Caremark v. Choctaw Arbitration Dispute [spoiler — tribe loses]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Caremark LLC v. Choctaw Nation.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Answer Brief

Reply

I really don’t know why people think litigants have no remedies from Indians. . . .

Ninth Circuit Orders Chickasaw Nation to Arbitration with Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Caremark LLC v. Chickasaw Nation.

Briefs:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Answer Brief.pdfDownload
US Chamber of Commerce Amicus Brief.PDFDownload
Washington Legal Foundation Amicus Brief.PDFDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Materials in Chickasaw Nation Dispute with CVS

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Chickasaw Nation v. Caremark CVS (E.D. Okla.):

2 Complaint

Most of the other pleadings are sealed.

Here are the materials in Caremark LLC v. Chickasaw Nation (D. Ariz.):

1 Petition to Compel Arbitration

13 Motion to Compel Arbitration

20 Response

26 Reply

28 DCt Order

And here are the briefs so far in Caremark LLC v. Chickasaw Nation (9th Cir.):

Opening Brief