Central District of California

California Federal Court Orders Augustine Band and State of California to Reach Class III Gaming Compact within 60 Days

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians v. State of California (C.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
58 Tribe Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload
60 Opposition.pdfDownload
61 Reply.pdfDownload
70 DCT Order.pdfDownload

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

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

23 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
25 Opposition.pdfDownload
27 Reply.pdfDownload
30 DCT Order.pdfDownload

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

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Here are the briefs:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Second Brief.pdfDownload
Lexington Reply.pdfDownload
Cabazon Reply.pdfDownload

Oral argument video here:

Lower court materials here.

Update (4/8/24):

Lexington Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload
Cabazon Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload

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