SCOTUS Denies Cert in Tribal Court Jurisdiction Cases

Here is today’s order list.

The denied petitions are Lexington Ins. Co. v. Suquamish Tribe and Lexington Ins. Co. v. Mueller.

Lexington Insurance Co. v. Mueller Cert Petition [Cabazon]

Here:

Brief in Opposition

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Tribal Jurisdiction over Insurance Claim

Here is the unpublished opinion in Lexington Insurance Co. v. Mueller.

Briefs are here.

California Federal Court Holds that Federal Courts Have No Jurisdiction Eviction Action re: Trust Allotment(!)

Here are the materials in The Tamarisk Rd. Trust UDT v. Prieto (C.D. Cal.):

Ninth Circuit Materials in Lexington Insurance Company v. Mueller [Cabazon]

Here are the briefs:

Oral argument video here:

Lower court materials here.

Update (4/8/24):

California Federal Court Decides Lexington Insurance Co. v. Mueller [Cabazon Band of Mission Indians]

Here are the materials in Lexington Insurance Co. v. Mueller (C.D. Cal.):

Cabazon Band Amicus Brief in Criminal Case re: Authority of Tribal Security to Search for Weapons

Here is that brief, in a case captioned People v. Shelton (Cal. App. 4 Dist.):

Cabazon Amicus Brief