Eastern District of Washington – Page 4 – Turtle Talk

Federal Court Orders Tribal Exhaustion in Contract Dispute with Colville

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Clements v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (E.D. Wash.):

9 Motion to Dismiss

9-8 Colville Tribal Court Opinion

9-9 Colville COA Opinion

Federal Court Affirms Yakama Reservation Boundaries

August 28, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

16 Motion to Dismiss

25 DCT Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

36 Tribe Motion for PI

43 County Response

58 DCT Order Denying Motion for PI

76 US Amicus Brief

77 County Trial Brief

78 Yakama Trial Brief

86-1 Corrected US Amicus Brief

100 Washington Amicus Brief

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Yakama v. County Criminal Jurisdiction Appeal

August 23, 2019March 4, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. City of Toppenish:

state-amicus-brief.pdf

us-amicus-brief.pdf

Lower court materials here.

Interior & Spokane Tribe Prevail over Spokane County & Kalispel Tribe re: Spokane Casino

July 15, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Kalispel Tribe of Indians v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Wash.):

82 Spokane County MSJ

96 Spokane Tribe Cross MSJ

98 DOI Cross MSJ

113 Kalispel Reply

114 Spokane County Reply

115 Spokane Tribe Reply

We posted the complaint here.

Yakama Nation Prevails over Klickitat County over Indian Country Fireworks Sales

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

3 Motion for TRO

4 Motion to Expedite

8 County Response

10 DCT Order Granting TRO

21 Tribe Motion for Summary Judgment

23 County Response

Federal Court Rejects Yakama Nation Jurisdictional Claims against Local Governments

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

16 Yakama Nation Motion for PI

20 Toppenish Opposition

Yakama Nation Sues Klickikat County over Jurisdiction

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint and press release in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Klickikat County (E.D. Wash.):

Yakama Nation Press Release (11.6.17)

Spokane County Sues to Stop Spokane Tribe Casino

June 22, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Spokane County v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Wash.):

An excerpt:

Spokane County, Washington (“County”) brings this action seeking review of and relief from a June 15, 2015 decision by the Department of the Interior (“Department”) approving a proposal by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to build its third casino directly below Fairchild Air Force Base’s (“Fairchild AFB”) VFR traffic pattern for Fairchild’s primary runway. The Department’s determination that this casino will not be detrimental to the surrounding community violates federal statutes governing such decisions, overrides the opposition of the vast majority of officials elected to represent the interests of the surrounding community, is belied by the record evidence and long-standing agency policy, and defies basic common sense.

Kalispel Sues Interior over Spokane Casino

April 14, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Kalispel Tribe of Indians v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Wash.):

Federal Court Dismisses Klickitat County’s Challenge to Yakama Reservation Land Status, PL280 Retrocession

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Klickitat County v. Department of the Interior (E.D. Wash.):

9 US Motion to Dismiss