Here are the materials in Fuller v. Morongo Casino (C.D. Cal.):
Central District of California
American Indian Prisoner Religious Freedom Complaint
Here is the complaint in McCarter v. Beard (C.D. Cal.):
Federal Court Declines to Block Solar Project affecting CRIT Sacred Sites
Here are the materials in Colorado River Indian Tribes v. Dept. of Interior (C.D. Cal.):
We posted the complaint here.
Feds Return Cigarettes to Big Sandy Rancheria
From the court’s minute order:
MINUTES OF MOVANT’S MOTION FOR RETURN OF SEIZED PROPERTY PURSUANT TO FED.R.CR.PROC.419g)(Filed 04/17/15)[1][4]Motion Hearing held before Judge Christina A. Snyder: Hearing held and counsel are present. The Court is in receipt of the parties’ Status Report. Counsel inform the Court of the status of the case and the scheduled return of property, as stated in Court and on the record. Counsel are to contact the Courtroom Deputy Clerk with an update on May 21, 2015. If counsel need the Court’s assistance, a Telephone Status Conference will be set on May 22, 2015.Court Reporter: Larua Elias.(bp)
We posted materials on this case here.
Ninth Circuit Rejects RFRA Challenge to Solar Project Near Indian Sacred Sites
Here is the unpublished opinion in La Cuna De Aztlan Sacred Sites Protection Circle Advisory Committee v. Dept. of Interior.
An excerpt:
We conclude that the record, which includes declarations submitted by the Plaintiffs that provide little more than conclusory statements and which have not shown where the alleged sacred sites are located at the Ivanpah Project site, is insufficient to support Plaintiffs’ claim that the loss of access to the limited area taken by the Ivanpah Project imposes a substantial burden. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Plaintiffs, the Plaintiffs have not shown that they are either “forced to choose between following the tenets of their religion and receiving a governmental benefit,” or “coerced to act contrary to their religious beliefs by the threat of civil or criminal sanctions” as this court requires to establish a substantial burden under RFRA.
Briefs and lower court materials are here.
Federal Court Dismisses Employment Suit against San Manuel
Here are the materials in Harris v. San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (C.D. Cal.):
Update in Agua Caliente Water Rights Case — Materials re Petition to Appeal to CA9
Big Sandy Rancheria Moves to Returned Smokes Seized by Feds
Here is the motion in In Re 365,380 Ea 640 Boxes of Cigarettes worth 568,000.00 (Big Sandy Tobacco Redistribution) (C.D. Cal.):
1 Motion for Return of Seized Property
Federal Court Suit to Stop Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Casino
Here is the complaint in Save the Valley LLC v. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (C.D. Cal.):
Turtle Talk 
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