exhaustion of tribal remedies

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Contract Claim Finding Not Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Evans Energy Partners LLC v. Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc.:

Evans Energy Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Tribe Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload
Unpublished Opinion.pdfDownload
Thanks to Bill Wood for this shield (get it?).

Washington Federal Court Orders Tribal Court Exhaustion in Sauk-Suiattle Dam Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):

13 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
24 Response.pdfDownload
29 Reply.pdfDownload
31 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Sauk-Suiattle Moves to Dismiss Seattle’s Federal Court Effort to Prevent Tribal Court Proceeding to Continue

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the motion to dismiss in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):

13 Sauk-Suiattle Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

City of Seattle Sues to Stop Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court Suit over Rights of Nature

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):

Sauk-Suiattle Canoe Racers

2 Complaint

2-1 Exhibit A

2-2 Exhibit B

2-3 Exhibit C

2-4 Exhibit D

2-5 Exhibit E

2-6 Exhibit F

2-7 Exhibit G

2-8 Exhibit H

2-9 Exhibit I

2-10 Exhibit J

2-11 Exhibit K

Tribal court suit here.

Federal Court Dismisses Energy Company’s Collateral Attack on Tribal Court over Contract Breach

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Evans Energy Partners LLC v. Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc. (M.D. Fla.):

42 DCT Order

Briefs here.

Materials in Seminole Tribe Contract Breach suit against Energy Company

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Evans Energy Partners LLC v. Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc. (M.D. Fla.):

1 Complaint

1-2 Tribal Court Complaint

1-3 Tribal Court Final Judgment

1-5 AAA Opinion and Order

12 Motion to Dismiss

Update (9/20/21):

25 Response

26 Tribe Reply

29 Surreply

Federal Court Requires Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies in ICRA Habeas Claim

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Styliest v. Rosebud Sioux Tribe (D.S.D.):

1 Habeas Petition

5 DCT Order Denying Habeas Writ

The Eighth Circuit denied petitioner’s direct appeal of his federal conviction here.

Federal Court Dismisses Stalker’s Habeas Petition against Chehalis; Notes that Petition Could Have Merit, However

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Youckton v. Stinson (W.D. Wash.):

Youckton Habeas Petition

Chehalis Motion to Dismiss

DCT Order Dismissing Stouckton Petition

An excerpt:

Youckton makes the following argument to support his double jeopardy claim: (1) Youckton committed domestic violence under Chehalis Tribal Code (“CTC”) § 15.03.02; (2) domestic violence is defined under CTC §15.03.01, which sets out five possible ways to commit domestic violence; (3) the only way Youckton’s case fits into the domestic violence definition is under the fifth way, stalking; (4) stalking is defined by CTC § 15.04.01, which envisions “repeated” contact; (5) Youckton’s multiple texts/phone calls should be considered “repeated” contact for purposes of sentencing, which would require sentencing him for this conduct as one unit of offense; therefore (6) sentencing him for 205 separate violations rather than as one unit of crime may constitute double jeopardy.