District of Utah

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

Prior post here.

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

Utah Federal Court Declines to Sanction Becker in Ute v. Lawrence

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in the ongoing case of contemptible ridiculousness Ute Indian Tribe v. Lawrence (D. Utah):

271 Ute Motion for Injunction.pdfDownload
272 Becker Opposition.pdfDownload
273 Reply.pdfDownload
279 Ute Motion for Atty Fees.pdfDownload
280 Becker Opposition.pdfDownload
282 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Utah Federal Court Allows Employment Claim against Skull Valley Tribal Officials to Proceed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Skull Valley Health Care LLC v. NorStar Consultants (D. Utah):

2 Notice of Removal to Federal Court.pdfDownload
2-4 State Court Complaint.pdfDownload
2-25 Answer and Counterclaim.pdfDownload
11 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
15 Response.pdfDownload
19 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Utah Federal Court Orders Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies in Ute Banishment Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Unitah and Ouray Indian Reservation (D. Utah), formerly Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribal Court of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation:

115 Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
126 Chegup Brief on Secretarial Approval.pdfDownload
128 Tribe Brief on Secretarial Approval.pdfDownload
129 Reply re Secretarial Approval.pdfDownload
131 Tribe’s Second Brief on Secretarial Approval.pdfDownload
132 DCT Order on Exhaustion.pdfDownload

Tenth Circuit materials here. Earlier materials in the district court here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe [sanctions order against tribe]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Ute Tribe Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Answer Brief.pdfDownload

Jurrius Brief

Ute Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Utah Federal Court Holds Ute Tribe Still Owes $209K in Attorney Fees in Dispute with Former Contractor

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

297 DCT Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Sanctions Order

302 Ute Motion to Recover Costs

303 Ute Motion for Relief from Judgment

304 Ute Motion for Stay

308 Becker Opposition to 303

309 Becker Opposition to 304

310 Jurrius Opposition to 304

314 Ute Reply in Support of 304

315 DCT Order Granting Ute Motion to Recover Costs

325-dct-orderDownload

Prior post on the attorney fee sanction against Ute here.

Prior post on the Tenth Circuit decision in this case favoring Ute here.