Navajo Nation

Federal Court Asserts Personal Jurisdiction over Tort Claims Arising in Indian Country [Navajo]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Four Corners Health Care v. Roots Home Health Care (D. Utah):

2 complaint.pdfDownload
11 motion to dismiss.pdfDownload
16 response.pdfDownload
19 reply.pdfDownload
21 dct order.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Partially Vacates Assault Conviction of Domestic Violence Victim at Navajo

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Charley.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

US brief

Reply

An excerpt:

The panel affirmed Seraphina Charley’s conviction on one count of making false statements to a government official, vacated her convictions on two counts of assault within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and remanded for a new trial on the assault counts and for resentencing on the false-statements count.
The convictions stem from an incident with Charley’s boyfriend, Merle Begay, whom Charley hit in the head with a piece of rebar after, she claimed, he attacked her while he was drunk.

Federal Suit against Interior and Navajo re: Removal from Indian Education Committee at a Gallup School is Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Chicharello v. Dept. of the Interior (D.N.M.):

1 Complaint

19 Navajo Motion to Dismiss

34 US Motion to Dismiss

35 DCT Order

45 Amended Complaint

47 DCT Order

Update in Jensen v. EXC, Inc. [bus accident on Navajo lands]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Jensen v. EXC Inc. (D. Ariz.):

71 Amended Complaint

116 Jensen MSJ

119 Response

121 Reply

126 DCT Order Denying MSJ

181 EXC Pre-Trial Brief

200 Verdict

220 Jensen Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law

221 Response

222 Reply

223 DCT Order Denying 220

And here are the Ninth Circuit briefs (so far):

Opening Brief

Answer Brief

Prior posts on this case are here.