This housing case originated in Navajo courts, but has bled over into federal court. Here are the materials:
navajo-housing-authority-v-crownpoint-district-court-dct-order
District of Arizona
Federal Tort Claims Act Liability in CRIT Case? Maybe?
The District of Arizona federal court held that the US could be liable under the FTCA for decisions made by the Colorado River Indian Tribes social services department.
Here is the Andrade v. U.S. opinion.
Thanks to Tom Murphy for correcting my error!
Tribal Court Exhaustion Case Involving the Colorado River Indian Tribe
The case is Water Wheel Camp v. Larance, out of the federal district court for the District of Arizona. The DCT denied a motion for a TRO from the non-Indian-owned complainant, who wanted to avoid continuing tribal court litigation over an attempt by CRIT to evict them.
Water Wheel Complaint [Includes two tribal court opinions as exhibits]
Motion for TRO [plus exhibits]
Tribal appellate court decision:
Arizona Bald Eagle Delisting – Center for Biological Diversity v. Kempthorne
The DCT for the District of the Arizona granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs challenging the Department of Interior’s delisting of the bald eagle in Arizona. Here is the Center for Biological Diversity’s press release. Several tribes participated as amici.
Here are the legal materials:
Quechan v. Dept. of Interior (D. Ariz.) — Arizona Clean Fuels Refinery
From Indianz [see the briefs and opinion below the fold]:
A federal judge has dismissed the Quechan Nation’s lawsuit over a proposed oil refinery in Arizona.
The tribe said the Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Interior Department, failed to address the environmental impact of a land transfer that was authorized by an act of Congress. The judge dismissed the claim as “frivolous.” Arizona Clean Fuels bought the land at issue in the transfer for an oil refinery. But the company has decided to use a different site after the tribe raised questions about the original site.
Mike ex rel. Mike v. Office of Navajo Hopi Relocation (D. Ariz.)
This case involved a request for relocation assistance in the context of the Navajo Hopi relocation process. The Office declined to provide assistance, but the tribal member won in court.
Here are the materials:
EEOC v. Peabody Coal & Navajo Nation — CA9 Materials
This long-running case involves the Navajo tribal preference statute. The district court dismissed the claim under Rule 19 (one of my faves!). Here are the Ninth Circuit materials:
US Attorney for D. Ariz. Confirmed
Diane Humetewa, a member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, has been confirmed as the U.S. Attorney for Arizona.Bressi v. Ford — Civil Rights Complaint Against Tohono O’odham Law Enforcement
This case, now in the Ninth Circuit, presents an interesting question of whether tribal officers sued under Section 1983 are immune from suit under the tribal sovereign immunity doctrine. The district court held that the officers were immune because they acted under color of tribal law, not state law.
Here are the materials (so far):
Anderson v. Henson — ICRA Habeas Case
Anderson v. Henson is a 25 USC 1303 (ICRA Habeas) claim that the Gila River tribal court was improperly installed and therefore convictions in that court are invalid. The District of Arizona rejected the claim.
Here are the materials:
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