Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Crow Allottees Challenge to Water Compact

Here is the order in Crow Allottees Assn. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs:

Crow Allottees Memorandum Opinion

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Split Ninth Circuit Panel Finds Colorable Navajo Labor Commission Jurisdiction over Window Rock School District

Here is the opinion in Window Rock School District v. Nez.

An excerpt from the court’s syllabus:

The panel held that it was “colorable or plausible” that the tribal adjudicative forum, the Navajo Nation Labor Commission, had jurisdiction because the claims arose from conduct on tribal land over which the Navajo Nation had the right to exclude nonmembers, and the claims implicated no state criminal law enforcement interests. Well-established exhaustion principles therefore required that the tribal forum have the first opportunity to evaluate its own jurisdiction, including the nature of the state and tribal interests involved.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

Split Ninth Circuit Panel Allows Equal Protection Claim against FBI Official Who Failed to Properly Investigate Murder of Crow Nation Members

Here is the unpublished opinion in Cole v. Oravec.

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

Answer Brief

Reply

Prior posts here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Tort Claim against Rocky Boy’s

Here is the unpublished opinion in Eagleman v. Rocky Boy’s Chippewa-Cree Business Committee or Council.

Briefs here.

Lower court materials here.

Oral argument video here.

Ninth Circuit Decides US v. Gila River Irrigation District

Here are the materials, including the opinion:

USA v Gila Valley Irrigation District Opinion

US Opening Brief

GRIC and SCAT Appellants Brief

Freeport Minerals Brief

Irrigation Districts Brief

US Reply

San Carlos Apache Tribe Reply

Gila River Indian Community Reply Brief

Freeport Minerals Reply

Amicus Brief Supporting Appellees

Appellees Supplemental Brief

Appellants Supplemental Brief

Ninth Circuit Affirms French v. Starr

Here is the unpublished order.

Prior posts here.

Nooksack Kelly Faction Files Notice of Appeal in Rabang v. Kelly; IHS Reassumes Services “Effective Immediately”

Here is the notice of appeal:

Notice of Appeal

And the IHS letter:

May 16 Letter from IHS to Robert Kelly Jr

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Petition in Tavares v. Whitehouse

Here are the materials:

CA9 Order Denying Petition

En Banc Petition

Prior posts here.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Mishewal Wappo Trust Breach Claim

Here are the materials in Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley v. Zinke:

Unpublished Opinion

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Amicus Brief

Reply

Other posts with lower court materials here.

 

Gila River Prevails in Lyon v. GRIC (CA9)

Here is the unpublished order:

Doc 61-1 – Decision Judgment

We posted materials here.

Case tag here.