Federal Court Denies Motion for Stay in Navajo Nation Voting Rights Case

Here is the order in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):

473 Order Denying Motion to Stay Enforcement of Judgment

Federal Court Dismisses Ute Tribal Jurisdiction Challenge on Mootness Grounds

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

16 motion to dismiss

23 hackford opposition

25 reply

44 motion to dismiss [mootness]

45 hackford opp

47 other defendants opposition

48 reply

60 dct order

Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Paskenta Contract Claims re: Business Venture

Here are the materials in Paskenta Enterprises v. Cottle (D. Utah):

14 Motion to Dismiss

26 Response

34 Reply

39 DCT Order

New Materials in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County

Here:

Doc. 447 Order Denying 444 Motion 1.11.18

Doc. 448, Judgment, Final, Jan 11, 2018.

Doc. 449, Notice of Appeal, County 1.11.18

Navajo Nation v. San Juan County Updated Materials

Here:

441 – memorandum decision and order

441 – memorandum decision and order – exA

441 – memorandum decision and order – exB

441 – memorandum decision and order – exC

Special Master’s Final Report on Redistricting San Juan County

Here are the materials in the matter of Navajo Nation et al v. San Juan County et al, 12-cv-00039 (D. Utah):

Final Report of Bernard Grofman, Special Master

Link: Previous posts

Important Public Meeting Announcement in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County Case

Links: Public Meeting Announcement(PDF), previous posts

The court will hold public meetings in Monticello and Bluff to receive public input on proposed preliminary County Commission and School Board election districts.

Meeting Details:

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hideout Community Center, 49 West 600 South St, Monticello, UT 84535

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017
Time: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Bluff Community Center, 3rd East and Mulberry, Bluff Rd, Bluff, UT 84512

Special Master Appointment in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County

On September 29, 2017, the Court in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County issued an order appointing Dr. Bernard Grofman, University of California, Irvine, to serve as Special Master and oversee redistricting of the County’s School Board and Commission election districts (past and current districting plans were found to have violated the Equal Protection Clause in three previous decisions). The Court also ordered San Juan County to pay the costs associated with the Special Master process. The Court laid out a remedial redistricting process that will allow it to establish new remedial redistricting plans by December, 2017, in time for the 2018 election cycle.

Here:

Order Appointing Special Master

Federal Court Orders San Juan County Voting Rights Suit to Trial

Here are the materials in Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission v. San Juan County (D. Utah):

93 Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims

99 Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims

106 Reply

141 County Motion for Summary J

144 Navajo Motion for Summary J

149 Navajo Opposition

151 County Opposition

154 County Reply

155 Navajo Reply

174 DCT Order Denying Summary Judgment

174 DCT Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims

Federal Court Rejects San Juan County Remedial Maps, Orders Appointment of Special Master

Here is the order in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):

397 DCT Opinion

An excerpt:

For the reasons below, San Juan County’s remedial plans fail to pass constitutional muster. Specifically, the court concludes race was the predominant factor in the development of District 3 of the School Board plan and Districts 1 and 2 of the County Commission plan. The County’s consideration of race requires strict scrutiny analysis of these districts. The court concludes the County has failed to satisfy strict scrutiny and, therefore, these districts are unconstitutional. The court will not adopt the County’s plans.