IBIA Holds BIA Illegally Denied Modoc Nation Access to Federal Surplus Goods [airplanes] Seven Years Later . . . And Now Planes are Gone

Here is the opinion in Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma v. Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director:

Ohio Federal Court Transfers Insurance Company’s Claims against Interior over Lower Brule Loan Guarantee to Federal Claims Court

Here are the updated materials in Great American Life Insurance Company v. United States Department of the Interior (S.D. Ohio):

46 DCT Order

49 US Motion to Dismiss

50 Great American Cross-Motion to Transfer

52 US Reply ISO 49

54 Great American Reply ISO 50

55 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Way back in the day, Human Rights Watch issued a rare, tribe-facing report on the line of transactions that led to this case, which shows no signs of nearing a conclusion. The then-tribal government response is here.

Montana Federal Court Orders Stay in Blackfeet Trespass Case, Orders Eagle Bear to Put Up $1M Bond

Here are the new materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.):

Prior post here.

Montana Federal Court Confirms Cancellation of Eagle Bear Lease

Here are the materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.)

Prior post here.

Materials on Eagle Bear’s bankruptcy proceedings are here.

Updated Materials in Eagle Bear v. Blackfeet Cancelled Lease Dispute [now in bankruptcy]

Here are the materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.) (No. 22-93):

4 Second Amended Complaint

23 Eagle Bear MSJ

25 BIA MSJ

28 Blackfeet MSJ

44 Independence Bank MSJ

48 Eagle Bear Response to BIA Motion

50 Eagle Bear Response to Blackfeet

52 Blackfeet Response to BIA

54 Blackfeet Response to Eagle Bear

56 Independence Bank Response to Blackfeet

59 Blackfeet Motion to Dismiss Count 2 of Bank Complaint

62 Blackfeet Response to Independence Bank

65 Blackfeet MSJ re Bank Count 1

68 Eagle Bear Reply in support of 23

69 BIA Reply in support of 25

70 Independence Bank Response to 59

71 Independence Bank Reply in support of 44

74 Independence Bank Response to 65

79 Blackfeet Reply in support of 65

82 BIA Motion to Dismiss Bank Complaint

84 Independence Bank Response to 82

86 BIA Reply in support of 82

93 Eagle Bear Motion to Conduct Further Discovery

97 Blackfeet Response to 93

98 DCT Order Granting Motion for Discovery

100 Eagle Bear Motion for Additional Discovery Time

101 Blackfeet Response to 100

102 Eagle Reply in support of 100

104 DCT Order Granting More Discovery Time

Prior post here.

Montana Federal Court Will Decide Whether Nonmember Lease at Blackfeet Was Cancelled, Rejecting Nonmember Ploy to Declare Bankruptcy to Avoid a Judgment

Here are the materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.):

51 Eagle Bear 2d Motion for Injunction

54 Blackfeet Opposition

57 Eagle Bear Motion to Vacate

59 Blackfeet Opposition to Motion to Vacate

65 Blackfeet Brief on Automatic Stay Issue

66 Eagle Bear Brief on Automatic Stay Issue

85 Blackfeet Notice re BIA Filing

85-3 US Motion to Dismiss

87 DCT Order

CA9 Order Granting Bankruptcy Stay

Prior post here.

Ninth Circuit briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation

Babb Indian Rodeo, Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, 1979

Here:

Lower court materials here.

Montana Federal Court Denies Nonmember Holdover Tenant’s Effort to Avoid Tribal Court

Here are the materials so far in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.):

1 Complaint

1-3 Blackfeet Tribal Court Complaint

5 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

14 Response to 5

15 Reply

22 Motion to Dismiss

25 Response

26 Reply

27 DCT Order

Fort Berthold Allotment Holders Sue Interior over Mineral Leases

Here are the materials in Fredericks v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

IBIA Decision

Update in Suit against Interior Arising from Lower Brule Sioux Loan Guarantee Debacle

Here are new pleadings in Great American Life Insurance Company v. United States Department of the Interior (S.D. Ohio):

22 Answer

28 Great American MSJ

33 Interior Opposition

36 Reply

Prior post here.