Tag Archives: D.C. District Court.

Effort to Stop Cherokee Election Rejected

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

Here are the materials in Fleming v. Cherokee Nation (D.D.C.): 1 Complaint 2-5 Motion for TRO 6 Cherokee Opposition 9 Cherokee Motion to Dismiss 12 Federal Motion to Dismiss 13 Plaintiffs’ Response 15 Federal Reply 17 DCT Order

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Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Dept. of Interior Complaint

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Filed in the District Court for D.C.: 1 Complaint

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Timbisha Shoshone Tribe Sue under Homeland Act

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

Here is the complaint in Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.): 1-complaint-2.pdf

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Federal Court Orders Partial Supplementation to Dakota Access Pipeline Administrative Record

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

Here is the order in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.): SRST v USACOE

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Muscogee Freedmen Descendants Forced to Exhaust Tribal Remedies

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

Here is the order in Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.): 29 DCT Order Briefs here.

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D.C. Circuit Briefs in Moncrief v. Dept. of Interior

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Here: US Voluntary Dismissal Intervenor Appellant Brief Blackfeet Amicus Brief Lower court materials: 1 Complaint 19 Moncrief MSJ 21 Federal Cross MSJ 24 Intervenors Cross MSJ 26 Moncrief Reply 28 Federal Reply 29 Intervenors Reply 37 DCT Order

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Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment Denied in Seminole/IHS Dispute

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

Here are the materials in Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Azar (D.D.C.): 9 Seminole MSJ 14 US Response + Cross Motion 15 Seminole Reply 17 US Reply 20 DCT Order Complaint here.

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Federal Court Affirms BIA Recognition Decision in Cayuga Nation Leadership Dispute

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

Here are the materials in Cayuga Nation v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.): 47 Plaintiff Cayuga MSJ 50-1 Defendant Cayuga MSJ 51 Federal MSJ 57 Plaintiff Cayuga Reply 59 Reformatted Plaintiff Cayuga MSJ 63 Defendant Cayuga Reply 64 Federal Reply 72 DCT Order … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Allows Pequots to Amend Complaint re: Improper Political Influence over Zinke in Gaming Compact Approval

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

Here are the new materials in State of Connecticut v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.): 60-1 Mashantucket Motion to File Amended Complaint 60-2 First Amended Complaint 62 Interior Opposition 63 MGM Opposition 65 Reply 66 Mashantucket Notice of Supplemental Authority 67 MGM … Continue reading →

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D.C. District Court Transfers MHA Nation Suit against BLM Drilling Permit Approvals to North Dakota

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

Here are the materials in Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.): 1 Complaint 10 Slawson Motion to Intervene 17 DCT Order Granting 10 18 Slawson Motion to Transfer Case to DND 23 DOI Joinder to 18 … Continue reading →

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