North Dakota Federal Court Holds ERISA Abrogates Tribal Immunity re: Non-Governmental Plans, Preempts Tribal Jurisdiction, but Holds Former Tribal Employee Consented to Tribal Court Jurisdiction for Common Law Claims

Here are the materials in Meilstrup v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (D. N.D.):

Eighth Circuit Briefs in WPX Energy Williston LLC v. Jones

Here:

Lower court materials here.

Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Death Suit against BIA Cops for Killing Innocent Tribal Citizen

Here are the materials in Martin v. Gorneau:

Appellant Brief

Federal Actors Brief

Municipal Actors Brief

State Actors Brief

Unpublished Opinion

Prior post here.

North Dakota Federal Court Rejects Tribal Court Jurisdiction over Enforcement of ROW Agreement on Allotment, Holding US Has Exclusive Authority

Here are the materials in WPX Energy Williston LLC v. Fettig (D.N.D.):

1 Complaint

1-8 MHA Nation Supreme Court Decision

8 Fettig Answer + Counterclaim

13 Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim

16 Response to 13

18 Motion for PI

22 Reply ISO 13

23 Tribal Response to 18

26 Reply ISO 18

30 DCT Order

Prior post here.

Yep, this is that cigarette case again.

North Dakota Federal Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Suit against BIA Cops for Killing Innocent Tribal Citizen

Here are the materials in Martin v. Gorneau (D.N.D.):

1 Complaint

59 US Motion to Dismiss

66 Individual Defendants Motion to Dismiss

71 State Defendants Motion to Dismiss

76 Response

78 Individual Defendants Reply

79 State Reply

80 US Reply

89 Magistrate Report

90 Objection

91 Individual Defendants Response

92 US Response

93 State Reply

95 DCT Order

Eighth Circuit Rejects Challenge to BLM Approval of Mining on Shores of Lake Sakakawea

Pbbbt

Here is the opinion in Mandan Hidatsa & Arikara Nation v. Dept. of the Interior.

Briefs here.

Pretty sure this guy would be pissed.

Resource Extraction Company Sues MHA Nation over Appointment of Third Arbitrator in Dispute over Trust Land Lease

Here is the complaint in Spotted Hawk Development LLC v. Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation (D.N.D.):

NCAI Moves to Dismiss Bullshit

Been waiting for a rational actor to enter stage left before I post anything about this bullshit, and now they have. Here are the materials so far in Native American Guardian’s Association v. Washington Commanders (D.N.D.):

1 Complaint

20 NCAI Motion to Dismiss

22 Blackwell Affidavit

22-1 Press Release

22-2 Letter to Commanders

22-3 NCAI Resolutions

23 Murphy Affidavit

23-1 Business Records Search

23-2 State Corp Commission

23-3 Marez v Polis Complaint

NARF is repping NCAI here.

North Dakota Federal Dismisses Federal Common Law Trespass Claims of Indian Allottees against Pipeline Company

Here are the materials in Chase v. Andeavor Logistics PC (D.N.D.):

Bird v. Three Affiliated Cert Petition [sovereign immunity]

Here is the petition in Bird v. Tribal Business Council of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation:

Question presented:

Does inclusion of a mandatory arbitration clause in an Agreement with an Indian Tribe waive the Tribe’s sovereign immunity?

Eighth Circuit materials:

District court materials here.