Eastern District of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Federal Court Rejects Hobart’s Challenge to Oneida Trust Land Acquisition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Village of Hobart v. Dept. of the Interior (E.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 IBIA Decision in Hobart II.pdfDownload
1-2 IBIA Decision in Hobart I.pdfDownload
57 Hobart Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload
63 Oneida Response.pdfDownload
64 Federal Response.pdfDownload
70 Reply.pdfDownload
77 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Wisconsin Federal Court Dismisses Non-Indian Property Owners’ Suit Asserting Menominee Tribe is to Blame for Their Tax Bill

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Legend Lake Property Owners Assn. v. Menominee County (E.D. Wis.):

23 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
27 School District Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
29 County Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
34 Opposition.pdfDownload
35 County Reply.pdfDownload
36 School District Reply.pdfDownload
38 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Property Owner “Beneficiaries” of Menominee Termination Sue to Avoid Paying Property Taxes . . . Boo-Hoo

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Legend Lake Property Owners Assn. v. Menominee County (E.D. Wis.):

Complaint.pdfDownload

One should expect a Rule 19 dismissal here, but we’ll see. This looks like straight-up garbage politics here. The ad hominem attack on the Menominee school board pretty much says it all.

Wisconsin Federal Court Dismisses Property Owners’ Challenge to Interior Trust Land Acquisition for Menominee

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Legend Lake Property Owners Assn. v. Dept. of the Interior (E.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
15 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
18 Brief in Opposition.pdfDownload
20 Reply.pdfDownload
21 Menominee Motion to File Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
21-1 Menominee Proposed Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
25 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Wisconsin Federal Court Dismisses Dispute between Neighbors at Stockbridge-Munsee

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Hawk v. Burr (E.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
16 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
16-1 Tribal Court Docs.pdfDownload
20 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Oneida Election

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Debraska v. Oneida Business Committee (E.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint

2 Motion for TRO

11 Motion to Dismiss

13 DCt Order

Seventh Circuit Rejects Fired Oneida Employee’s Civil Rights Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Holtz v. Oneida Airport Hotel Corp.:

Per Curiam Opinion

Holtz Brief

Oneida Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Seventh Circuit Applies McGirt, Restores Wisconsin Oneida Reservation Boundaries

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

Oneida Nation v. Village of Hobart

Briefs here.

Oneida Employee Civil Rights Suit Dismissed by Federal Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Holtz v. Oneida Airport Hotel Corp. (E.D. Wis.):

1 Notice of Removal

1-3 Amended Complaint

8 Airport Hotel Motion to Dismiss

12 Tribe Motion to Dismiss

25 DCT Order

Seventh Circuit Oral Argument in Wisconsin Oneida Reservation Boundaries Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Briefs here.