Here are the materials in Smith v. United States (D. Ariz.):
District of Arizona
Ninth Circuit Briefing in A.D. v. Washburn (Tahsuda)(Goldwater Case)
This is the appeal of the dismissal of the case in the federal District of Arizona purporting to represent all Native children in foster care in Arizona and their non-Indian foster parents or adoptive placements. The Goldwater Institute appealed the dismissal ot the Ninth Circuit.
Federal Court Grants Rule 19 Dismissal in Challenge to Navajo Mine and Four Corners Power Plant
Here are the materials in Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Bureau of Indian Affairs (D. Ariz.):
State of Arizona/Tucson Unified School District Attack on Mexican Studies Program Violated the Fourteenth Amendment
Federal Magistrate Recommends Rejection of Challenge to Federal & Hualapai Criminal Convictions
Here are the materials so far in Smith v. United States (D. Ariz.):
Suit over Navajo Hopi Relocation Benefit Payments
Here is the complaint in Nelson v. Office of Navajo Hopi Indian Relocation (D. Ariz.):
Federal Court Holds US Govt. is “Owner” of Indian Trust Land under CERCLA for Liability Purposes
Here are the materials in El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC v. United States (D. Ariz.):
130 El Paso Supplemental Brief
Prior post on this case here.
Federal Dismisses Contract Action under Rule 19 for Failure to Join Tuba City Regional Healthcare Corp.
Here are the materials in LDFS LLC v. IEC Group Incorporated (D. Ariz.):
Federal Court Orders More Briefing on Ownership Liability in CERCLA Suit Involving Navajo Reservation Uranium Mining
Here are the materials in El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC v. United States (D. Ariz.):
114 Plaintiff Motion for Summary J
An excerpt:
Plaintiff El Paso Natural Gas Company brought suit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) against Defendants United States of America, United States Department of the Interior, United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of Energy, and United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (collectively, “United States”). Doc. 55. Plaintiff has filed a motion for partial summary judgment. Doc. 114. The motion is fully briefed (Docs. 114, 119, 123), and the Court heard oral argument on June 1, 2017. For reasons that follow, the Court rejects the United States’ sovereign immunity defense and will require additional briefing on the question of its CERCLA owner liability.
Consent Decree in Navajo Nation Recovery for Hazardous Substances at Abandoned Uranium Mines
Here are documents in the matter of Navajo Nation v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company et al, 17-cv-00140 (D. Ariz. May 22, 2017):
- Doc. 23 – Unopposed Motion to Enter the Proposed Consent Decree and Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion
- Doc. 26 – Order and Consent Decree
Here are the documents in the related matter of United States v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company et al, 17-cv-08007 (D. Ariz. May 22, 2017):
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