Kaw Nation Avoids Dismissal of Trust Claims under Tohono O’odham Precedent

Here is the opinion:

DCT Order Denying US Motion

Selected Legal Docs in Custer Battlefield Museum/Christopher Kortlander Controversy

Interesting series of cases about a litigious dude (news coverage):

DCT Order Unsealing Case

Search Warrant Application

Kortlander v BLM FOIA Order

Kortlander v US Complaint

US Motion to Dismiss Kortlander Complaint

Federal Claims Court Rejects Regulatory Takings Claim in On-Reservation Lease Dispute

Here is the opinion in McGuire in United States:

McGuire Opinion

A prior related opinion (denying the govt’s motion for summary J) is here.

Two Shields’ Motion to File Surreply

Here:

RAMONA TWO SHIELDS MOTION 2-10-12

Update in Two Shields Suit: Government’s Reply in Support of its Motion to Dismiss

Here is the government’s reply brief in support of its motion to dismiss:

TWO SHIELDS – U.S. REPLY BRIEF (1-26-12)

Two Shields Update — Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss

Here:

TWO SHIELDS – PlaintiffsRespandOpp1912

The defendants’ motion to dismiss is here.

The complaint is here.

Yakama Nation Housing Authority Trust/Contract Claims against US Survive Motion to Dismiss

Here are the materials in Yakama Nation Housing Authority v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

DCT Order Denying US Motion to Dismiss YNHA Complaint

US Motion to Dismiss YNHA Complaint

Yakama Housing Opposition

US Reply to YNHA Opposition

However, the government has filed a motion for reconsideration:

US Motion for Reconsideration

 

Federal Court Denies Individual Tribal Members Intervention Motion in Round Valley Settlement

Here are those materials in Round Valley Indian Tribe v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

DCT Order Denying Lohman Intervention Motion

Lohman Motion to Intervene

RVIT Opposition

Federal Govt Opposition

Lohman Reply

The underlying judgment favoring the tribe is here.

Rosebud Sioux CFC Claims Dismissed

Here’s another one:

Rosebud Sioux CFC Claim Dismissal

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation CFC Claims Dismissed

Here is another suit dismissed in accordance with U.S. v. Tohono O’odham Nation:

Prairie Band CFC Dismiss