Central District of California

California Tribe Sues DOJ over Pact Act Enforcement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians v. Garland (C.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
11-1 Motion for Injunction.pdfDownload

California Federal Court Dismisses Suit by Treatment Center against Salt River

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Dedicato Treatment Center Inc. v. Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (C.D. Cal.):

22 DCT Order Dismissing under Rule 19.pdfDownload
24 First Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
36-1 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
38 Opposition.pdfDownload
39 Reply.pdfDownload
40-1 Motion for Sanctions.pdfDownload
42 DCT Order.pdfDownload

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

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

19 First Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
19-2 Tribal Court of Appeals Opinion.pdfDownload
33-1 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
36 Opposition.pdfDownload
38 Reply.pdfDownload
39-1 Tribe Cross Motion for Summary Judgment.pdfDownload
40 Lexington Cross Motion for Summary Judgment.pdfDownload
44 Tribe Opposition.pdfDownload
45 Lexington Opposition.pdfDownload
46 Lexington Reply.pdfDownload
47 Tribe Reply.pdfDownload
55 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Suit against Mechoopda

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Engasser v. Tetra Tech Inc.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Engasser v. Tetra Tech Inc. [Mechoopda Cultural Resource Preservation Enterprise]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Tetra Tech Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Mechoopda Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Tetra Tech Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Butte County Camp Fire of 2018, or the Flames of Tribal Sovereign Immunity?

Federal Court Dismisses Contract Claim involving Mechoopda Cultural Resource Preservation Enterprise [Butte County Camp Fire Clean-up]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Engasser v. Tetra Tech Inc. (C.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

21 Third Party Complaint

30-1 Tribe Motion to Dismiss

34-1 Tribe Motion to Dismiss

36 Tetra Tech Opposition

37 Tribe Reply

49 DCT Order

Chemehuevi Brings Trespass Action

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Havasu Water Co. (C.D. Cal.):

1-complaintDownload

Federal Court Holds Hualapai Business Immune From Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Zhang v. Grand Canyon Resort Corp. (C.D. Cal.):

57-first-amended-complaint.pdf

60-1-motion-to-dismiss.pdf

60-3-declaration.pdf

67-opposition.pdf

74-reply.pdf

76-dct-order.pdf

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Trust Land Acquisition Docs

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Crawford-Hall v. United States (C.D. Cal.):

69 notice

69-1 asia decision

69-3 2017 asia decision

69-4 2014 nod

Prior post here.

Federal Court Overturns Santa Ynez Band Trust Acquisition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Crawford-Hall v. United States (C.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

1-1 FONSI

1-2 BIA Pacific Region Notice of Decision

1-3 BIA Decision

1-4 Exhibit A

28-1 US Motion for Partial Dismiss

31 Opposition

35 Reply

39 US Supplemental Brief

40 Plaintiffs Supplemental Brief

44 Plaintiffs Supp Response Brief

45 US Supp Reply

51-1 US Motion for Summary J

52-1 Plaintiffs Motion for Summary J

55 Plaintiffs Opposition

57 US Opposition

68 DCT Order