The District Court of Wyoming dismissed a claim against the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and First Nation Healthcare, requiring exhaustion of tribal court remedies. Here is the Order:
And here are the tribal briefs:
exhaustion of tribal court remedies
New York Federal Court Orders Tribal Exhaustion in Smoke Shop Dispute at Cayuga
Here are the materials in Cayuga Nation v. Parker (N.D. N.Y.):
Tenth Circuit Orders Tribal Court Exhaustion in Ute Dispute with Former Contractor
Here is the opinion in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe.
Briefs:
Lower court order here:
Briefs in a related appeal, No. 18-4013, are here:
Other posts on these matters here.
Update on ICRA Habeas Petition by Washoe Tribe Prisoners — Petition Dismissed for Lack of Exhaustion of Remedies
Here are the updated materials in Lundy v. Balaam (D. Nev.):
Prior post here.
Maine SCT Orders Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies in Land Dispute [Passamaquoddy]
Here is the opinion in Moyant v. Petit:
Tribal briefs from the trial court:
Federal Court Orders Exhaustion in Suit Arising Out of Death of Yakama Citizen
Here are the materials in United Financial Casualty Company v. Spencer Trucking LLC (E.D. Wash.):
Federal Court Orders Exhaustion (again) of Tribal Remedies in Suit against LDS
Here are the materials in Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. F.D. (D. Utah):
A related case, Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. B.N. (D. Utah), is stayed:
2-2 Window Rock DCT Order on Motion to Dismiss
Our prior post on the first order to exhaust is here.
Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ICRA Habeas Petition for Failure to Exhaust Tribal Remedies
Here are the materials in Valenzuela v. Silversmith, arising out of the Tohono O’odham Nation courts:
An excerpt:
Alvin Valenzuela, an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation (the “Nation”), through counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1303 seeking relief from tribal court convictions and his sentence. While Mr. Valenzuela’s petition was pending in federal district court, he completed his sentence and was released from prison. The district court concluded that Mr. Valenzuela’s claims were moot because of his release. Alternatively, it concluded that Mr. Valenzuela had failed to exhaust his tribal remedies before seeking habeas relief in federal court. Based on these alternative grounds, the district court dismissed Mr. Valenzuela’s § 1303 petition. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm on the ground that Mr. Valenzuela failed to exhaust his tribal court remedies and remand for the district court to dismiss his § 1303 petition without prejudice.
Eaton v. Mail – Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies
In this family action, the Western District of Washington held that the claim must be remanded to Quinault Tribal Court.
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