Here is the complaint in Nessel v. Price (E.D. Mich.):
Michigan AG Sues Online Lender Affiliated with Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
Here is the complaint in Nessel v. Price (E.D. Mich.):
Eastern District of Michigan
Federal Court Dismisses Sault Tribe Member’s Treaty-Based Effort (from prison) to Save Structures Encroaching on State Land
Here are the materials in Macleod v. Moritz (E.D. Mich.):
25 State Opposition to Bellfy Motion
42 DCT Order on Procedural Motions
Saginaw Chippewa’s Claims re: Medicare-Like Rates Survive Blue Cross Motion to Dismiss
Here are the materials on remand from the Sixth Circuit in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield (E.D. Mich.):
Prior posts here.
Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Cert Petition [Bankruptcy Code + Sovereign Immunity]
Here:
Question presented:
Whether the Bankruptcy Code abrogates the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes.
Lower court materials here.
Split Sixth Circuit Panel Confirms Tribal Immunity in Bankruptcy Act Proceedings
Here is the opinion in In re Greektown Holdings LLC.
Briefs:
Lower court materials and prior posts here.
Federal Court Affirms Sault Ste. Marie Tribe’s Sovereign Immunity to Bankruptcy Proceeding
Here are the materials in the matter of Buchwald Capital Advisors, LLC v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 16-cv-13643 (E.D. Mich. January 23, 2018)(In re: Greektown Holdings, LLC, #08-53104, Bankr. E.D. Mich.):
- Doc. 9 – Amended Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant, Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC
- Doc. 11 – Brief on Appeal of Appellees Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority in Support of the Bankruptcy Court’s Order Granting (sic) the Tribe’s Motion to Dismiss (Waiver Issue)
- Doc. 14 – Reply Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant, Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC
- Doc. 16 – Opinion and Order Affirming the Bankruptcy Court’s September 29, 2016 Opinion and Order Granting the Tribe Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Dismissing Them with Prejudice from the Adversary Proceeding
Link: Case archive
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe Awarded Attorney Fees, BCBSM is Not
Here is the order in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan et al v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, 16-cv-10317 (E.D. Mich.):
Saginaw Chippewa Wins $8M Judgment Against Blue Cross for Hidden Fees
Here is the order in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (E.D. Mich.):
“Stabenow, Peters Accepting Applications from Candidates Interested in Nomination for Federal Judgeship and U.S. Attorney in Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan”
Here.
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Department of the Interior
Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Solicitor, Division of General Law, Employment and Labor Law Unit, Washington D.C. (Closes 9/26/16)
Department of Justice
Law Student Volunteers, The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan is currently recruiting 4 Student Volunteers for Winter/Spring 2017. This is a volunteer (unpaid) position and is intended to last for one semester in Detroit. Closes Monday, October 3, 2016.
Gila River Indian Community
Protective Services Attorney, Office of General Counsel. Closes 9/30/16
Supervising Protective Services Attorney, Office of General Counsel. Closes 9/30/16
California Indian Legal Services
Senior Staff Attorney, Eureka office.
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