Navajo Nation v. San Juan County – Page 3

San Juan County Ordered To Create New School Board Election Districts by January 28th, 2016

December 18, 2015December 23, 2015Sarah M Donnelly

Link to press release from Navajo Nation DOJ here.

Previous posts about the case here.

Excerpt:

Leonard Gorman, Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission, attended the status conference and said, “We are very pleased with how the hearing went yesterday. It was great that Judge Shelby agreed that Navajo voters in San Juan County should not have to tolerate violations of their constitutional rights through another election cycle. We are especially grateful to Judge Shelby for establishing a firm deadline for fixing the County’s illegal School Board election districts.”

Navajo Prevails in Voting Rights Case

December 10, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):

173 Navajo Motion for Summary J – 4th Claim

182 Navajo Motion for Summary J – 2d Claim

183 Massey Expert Report

184 Ely Expert Report

185 Deyhle Expert Report

188 Engstrom Expert Report

189 Tom-Orme Expert Report

198 San Juan County Opposition

221 San Juan County Opposition to 173

280 DCT Order

Prior posts here, here, here, and here.

Federal Court Denies San Juan County’s Motion to Dismiss Navajo Nation’s Voting Rights Case

March 17, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):

98 San Juan County Motion to Dismiss

99 Navajo Nation Motion for Partial Summary J — Fourth Claim

100 Navajo Nation Motion for Partial Summary J — Second and Third Claims

101 Navajo Nation Opposition to 98

104 San Juan County 56d Motion

105 San Juan County Reply re 98

166 Memorandum Decision and Order

An excerpt:

Having established subject-matter jurisdiction and the joinder of all necessary parties, the court finds that Navajo Nation has provided “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007). It has thus satisfied the requirements of Rule 12(b)(6). Rule 12(c) further states that “[a]fter the pleadings are closed–but early enough not to delay trial–a party may move for judgment on the pleadings.” The court finds no basis on which San Juan County would be entitled to judgment on the merits on the basis of this briefing.