Eastern District of Washington

Washington Federal Court Rejects Teck Caminco Defenses in CERCLA Suit [Colville]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are newish materials in Pakootas v. Teck Caminco Metals (E.D. Wash.):

2504 Motion on Standing.pdfDownload
2506 Motion on Time-Barred Claims.pdfDownload
2533 Colville Response re Time-Barred Claims.pdfDownload
2538 Colville Response re Standing.pdfDownload
2549 Time-Barred Claims Reply.pdfDownload
2551 Standing Reply.pdfDownload
2565 DCT Order Denying Motion on Standing.pdfDownload
2566 DCT Order on Time-Barred Claims.pdfDownload

Washington Federal Court Grants Yakama Nation Partial Win in CERCLA Dispute over City of Yakima Landfill

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. City of Yakima (E.D. Wash.):

37 Second Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
69 Yakama Nation MSJ.pdfDownload
71 City MSJ.pdfDownload
75 Yakama Nation Response to 71.pdfDownload
77 City Response to 69.pdfDownload
81 Yakama Nation Reply in Support of 69.pdfDownload
83 City Reply in Support of 71.pdfDownload
87 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Grondal v. United States [21-35507]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Wapato Heritage Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Colville Answer Brief

Wapato Reply

Related decision [20-35694] from the CA9 here.

Ninth Circuit Decides Grondal v. United States [20-35694]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

An excerpt:

The panel affirmed the district court’s grant of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ motion for summary judgment and ejectment order in an action brought by a group of recreational vehicle owners seeking to retain their rights to remain on a lakeside RV park located on American Indian land held in trust by the Bureau.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Grondal v. United States

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

Wapato Heritage Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Colville Tribe Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Oral argument video: