Ninth Circuit

Ninth Circuit Materials in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Dept. of the Interior [Federal Superfund Land Exchange something something]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Federal Opening Brief

Tribe Brief

Enviros Amicus Brief

Federal Reply 

Federal Cert Opposition Brief in Apache Stronghold

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Federal BOPDownload

Cert petition here. Tribal amicus briefs here.

Tribal Amicus Briefs Supporting Cert Petition in Oak Flat Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Tribal Orgs BriefDownload
San Carlos Apache BriefDownload
Apache Elder BriefDownload

Cert petition here.

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Petition in Lexington v. Smith [Suquamish] Over Dissent

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order denying en banc review in Lexington Ins. Co. v. Smith and accompanying opinions.

En banc stage briefs:

En banc petition

Suquamish response

Panel materials here.

Apache Stronghold v. United States Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Petition.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms State of California v. Azuma Corp.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument in California v. Azuma Corp.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Video in Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro LLC

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

More details TK.

Complaint and settlement order here.

Ninth Circuit Decides Rincon Mushroom Company of America Inc. v. Mazzetti

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Here is the unpublished opinion:

Opinion.pdfDownload
Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Answer Brief.PDFDownload
Reply.PDFDownload

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Decides Caremark v. Choctaw Arbitration Dispute [spoiler — tribe loses]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Caremark LLC v. Choctaw Nation.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Answer Brief

Reply

I really don’t know why people think litigants have no remedies from Indians. . . .