Here is the mandate and order:
And the briefs:
The lower court materials are here.
News coverage here:
Circuit Upholds Reduction ofAttorney Fees in Indian Case_Article
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11th Circuit Affirms Attorney Fees Award against EPA in Miccosukee v. United States
Here are the materials:
Law Firm Brief in Appeal of Oneida Land Claims Attorney Fees Award
United Keetoowah Band Wins Attorney Fees from Velie & Velie in Dispute over Unauthorized Legal Services
This Oklahoma state court case involved a lawyer suing a former tribal government client, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee over alleged unpaid fees. The lawyer lost. The court assessed fees and costs against the lawyer in a trial held on December 20.
Here are the materials (and the minute order granting attorney fees and costs is available here — docket entry dated 12-29-10):
Important Michigan Tribal Court Decision re: Civil Rights, Judicial Immunity, and the Awarding of Attorney Fees
Here is the decision in Joseph Martin v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians from the Little River Band Tribal Court (Judge Bill Brott, sitting pro tem): Martin v. LRB.
Velie & Velie v. Onnam Default Judgment
The Western District of Oklahoma granted Velie & Velie’s motion for a default judgment in its attorney fees dispute with Onnam Entertainment and True Native American Gaming (previous post with materials).
Cottier v. City of Martin – Voting Rights Act Attorney Fees Order – South Dakota
The district court for the District of South Dakota issued an order granting an award for around $600K in attorney fees to the plaintiffs in a voting rights case in Indian Country. Here are the materials:
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