This is a trademark dispute between the federally recognized Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and an unaffiliated man purporting to act as “Chief” of the “Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.”
Here:
034 – Brief of Appellant Cesar Caballero(81539037_1)
040-1 – Answering Brief of Appellee Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians(81902896_1)
Lower court materials here.
Here.
The February 11 from the BIA is here.
Pleadings in Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians v. Tan (E.D. Cal.):
2014 02 19 Aff of R. Lewis – ENDORSED
2014 02 19 Aff of R. Rosette – ENDORSED
2014 02 19 Complaint – ENDORSED
2014 02 19 Ex Parte App – ENDORSED
Here is the complaint in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office (E.D. Cal.):
Here are the materials in Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Salazar (E.D. Cal.):
129 Alturas Motion for Contempt
An excerpt:
This is a proceeding brought by plaintiff Indian tribe to determine whether the government is in contempt of the court’s January 13, 2012 order in this case (ECF No 126). Plaintiff asserts that the following portion of the court’s order required the government to pay “contract support costs” associated with the “self-determination” contracts it entered into with plaintiff:
The BIA has approved the Tribe’s selfdetermination contract requests for the fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and shall transfer the amounts provided in those requests to the Tribe’s bank account … in accordance with the terms contained in the contract award documents.Order of January 13, 2012, ECF No. 126 ¶ 2 (“Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Judgment and Order”).
For the reasons that follow, plaintiff’s request to enforce the judgment or for a contempt order will be denied.
Our prior post on this case includes materials on the court’s original denial of the government’s motion to dismiss.
Here, from the Indian Law Resource Center:
Notice of Appeal – Superintendent Decision regarding Secretarial Election
Notice of Appeal – Regional Director Decision regarding Secretarial Election
Appeal of Superintendent Decision with Appendix
Notice of Appeal – Regional Director Decision with Appendix
And here also:
UPDATE — still more materials:
Earlier federal court materials here.
Here:
The only thing one can say is … wow.
Here are the materials in Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians v. Yosemite Bank (E.D. Cal.):
4 Lewis Faction Motion to Intervene
10 Reid Council Motion to Intervene
13 Lewis Faction Opposition to Reid Council Motion
14 Ayala Faction Opposition to Reid Council Motion
15 Ayala Faction Opposition to Lewis Faction Motion to Intervene
17 Lewis Faction Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene
18 Reid Council Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene
28 MJ Recommendation to Deny Reid Council Intervention
31 DCT Order Granting Stipulated Motion for Dismissal by Parties
Here are the materials so far in No Casino in Plymouth v. Jewell (E.D. Cal.):
35 Ione Band Motion for Intervention
46 DCT Order Granting Intervention
Complaints are here.
Here are the materials in San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Jewell (E.D. Cal.):
DCT Order Lifting TRO and Denying Preliminary Injunction
News coverage here.
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