District of Utah

Utah Federal Court Holds Ute Indian Tribe’s Subsurface Mineral Estate Does Not Make “Indian Country” of Surface Lands of Terminated Reservation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Ute Indian Tribe v. State of Utah (D. Utah):

1304 Motion to Reopen.pdfDownload
1317 Ute Brief on Split Estates.pdfDownload
1319 State Response.pdfDownload
1321 Reply.pdfDownload
1331 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Utah Federal Court Denies EPA Administrative Warrant to Inspect Uintah & Ouray Reservation Air Pollution Sources

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in In re Ex parte Search Warrant Application IMO Environmental Protection Agency Administrative Inspection of Ute Tribal Land (D. Utah):

1 Application.pdfDownload
4 Magistrate Judge Order.pdfDownload

Utah Federal Court Remands Suit against Ute Tribal to State Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Farrar v. Cornpeach (D. Utah):

1 Notice of Removal.pdfDownload
1-1 State Court Complaint.pdfDownload
17 Cornpeach Brief in Support of Federal Jurisdiction.pdfDownload
25 Farrar Response.pdfDownload
26 Reply.pdfDownload
28 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Utah Federal Court Orders Tribal Court Exhaustion in 12-Year Contract Breach Claim

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe (D. Utah):

2 Complaint.pdfDownload
6 Motion for Injunction.pdfDownload
19 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
21 Response to 6.pdfDownload
27 Reply ISO 6.pdfDownload
33 Response to 19.pdfDownload
36 Reply ISO 19.pdfDownload
51 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Ute Tribe Amends Complaint in Lands Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the amended complaint in Ute Indian Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. Ure (D. Utah):

104 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload

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Utah Federal Court Again Dismisses Ute Tribe Suit over State Sale of Reservation Land

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are materials in Ute Indian Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. Ure (D. Utah):

72 Amended Complaint

77 Ure Motion to Dismiss

78 Utah School Motion to Dismiss

79 State Motion to Dismiss

84 Opposition to 78

85 Opposition to 77

86 Opposition to 79

89 Reply ISO 78

90 Reply ISO 77

91 Reply ISO 79

92 DCT Order

Utah Federal Court Declines to Allow Ute Tribe to Intervene in Federal Environmental Enforcement Action against Tribal Business Partner

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are materials in United States v. Ovintiv USA Inc. (D. Utah)/United States v. Fourpoint Resources LLC (D. Utah):

16 Motion to Intervene

42 Ute Tribe Brief

43 Federal Brief

44 Reply

45 DCT Order

Utah Federal Court Rejects FTCA Claims by Ute Water Allotment Holders

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Perank v. United States (D. Utah):

31 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
83 Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload
87 Response.pdfDownload
88 Reply.pdfDownload
92 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Utah Federal Court Dismisses Ute Water-Related Breach of Trust Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Ute Indian Tribe v. Dept. of the Interior (D. Utah):

199 Water District Motion to Dismiss

200 US Motion to Dismiss

201 Utah Motion to Dismiss

207 Response to Water District Motion

208 Response to State Motion

210 Response to US Motion

214 Utah Reply

215 US Reply

216 Water District Reply

244 DCT Order

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Utah Federal Court Rejects Ute Tribal Member’s Effort to Avoid Traffic Ticket in Roosevelt City

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Amboh v. Duchesne County (D. Utah):

1 Complaint

22 County Motion to Dismiss

23 District Court Motion to Dismiss

24 Response to 22

26 Amboh Show Cause Motion

27 County Response to 26

31 Reply ISO 26

32 Response to 23

33 Reply ISO 23

35 Magistrate Report

36 Objection to 35

39 County Response

40 District Court Response

43 DCT Order