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Federal Court Holds Individual Members of Tribal Corporate Board Can Be Sued under False Claims Act

February 21, 2019April 17, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cain v. Salish Kootenai College (D. Mont.):

110 SKC Motion to Certify

112 Individual Defendants MTD

115 Response to 110

116 Response to 112

117 Reply in Support of 110

118 Reply in Support of 112

UPDATE: 129 Amended DCT Order

Prior posts here and here.

Federal Court Dismisses All But One Claim in Long-running Dahlstrom v. United States [wrongful discharge from Sauk-Siuattle]

July 16, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Dahlstrom v. United States (W.D. Wash.):

69 us motion to dismiss

77 dct order dismissing second amended complaint

Federal Court Holds Federal Claims Act Suits against Section 17 Corporations are Suits against the Tribal Owner

May 18, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cain v. Salish Kootenai College (D. Mont.):

90 CSKT Amicus Brief

92 SKC Motion to Dismiss

102 Cain Response

This case is on remand from the CA9.

Federal Dismisses Alleged Whistleblower Complaint against US re: Former Sauk-Suiattle Employee, Allows 30 Days to Refile on Free Speech Claims

March 5, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Dahlstrom v. United States (W.D. Wash.):

38 US Motion to Dismiss

Prior post here.

False Claims Act Against Afognak Native Corp. and Alutiiq LLC to Proceed

August 15, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States ex rel. Ferris v. Afognak Native Corp. (D. Alaska):

212 Motion to Dismiss

Complaint here.

Ninth Circuit Remands False Claims Act Matter

July 10, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the opinion in United States ex rel. Cain v. Salish Kootenai College.

Materials here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in False Claims Act Appeal against Salish Kootenai College

March 30, 2017April 3, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the briefs in Cain v. Salish Kootenai College:

Oral argument video here.

Lower court materials in Cain v. Salish Kootenai College (D. Mont.):

16 Motion to Dismiss

30 CSKT Amicus Brief

Former Tribal Employee’s False Claims Act Suit to Proceed against Individuals, Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Dismissed

March 22, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Dahlstrom v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribe (W.D. Wash.):

13 Motion to Dismiss

15 Motion for TRO

19 Response to 15

20 Reply in Support of 15

22 DCT Order Denying 15

27 Response to 13

28 Reply in Support of 13

39 DCT Order on 13

False Claims Act Suit against Afognak Native Corporation and Alutiiq LLC

August 26, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here is the complaint in United States ex rel. Ferris v. Afognak Native Corp. (D. Alaska):

Awful strange, in that the complaint heading lists the Northern District of Alabama as the court, is supposedly filed under seal (but here it is), and the header on each page refers to the document as attorney-client privileged (but again, here it is).

Ninth Circuit Holds Indian Tribes are not “Persons” Subject to Federal False Claims Act Liability

June 15, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials and the unpublished decision in Howard v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes:

2015-05-15 Weldy and Thomas v Sho Pai (9th Cir 2015)

Dkt. Entry 11 Appellant’s Opening Brief-10-11-13

Dkt. Entry 20-1 Appellee’s Answering Brief-12-11-13

Dkt. Entry 27 Appellant’s Reply Brief-01-27-14

Lower court decision here:

Docket No. 32 Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss & Denying Plaintiff’s Counter Motion-12-26-12