Appeal of Fake “Pembina” Indians before the Ninth Circuit

Here are some of the materials in Neal v. State of Arizona, an attempt to force Arizona to recognize the driver’s licenses and car registration of the fake “Pembina Band”:

DCT Order Dismissing Neal Complaint

Arizona Answer Brief

U.S. v. Has the Eagle — Ninth Circuit Affirms Murder Conviction

Here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Wapato Heritage v. Evans — UPDATED

Here is today’s opinion. A related unpublished opinion disposing of other claims presumably will appear later in the day is here.

The briefs are here.

Lower court materials.

An excerpt detailing the issue:

Plaintiff-Appellant Wapato Heritage, L.L.C. (Wapato),appeals the district court’s order denying its motion for summary judgment and motion for reconsideration, and grantingDefendants-Appellees’ motion for summary judgment andmotion to dismiss. We address whether Wapato’spredecessor-in-interest, William Wapato Evans, Jr. (Evans),effectively exercised his option to renew a lease agreement(Lease) between Evans and certain Native American landowners (Landowners) covering real property known as MosesAllotment No. 8 (MA-8). The district court ruled that Evansdid not comply with the Lease’s requirements that he notifyall the Landowners that he intended to renew the Lease.Wapato, the current holder of all the Lessee’s rights under theLease, timely appealed.

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Bishop Community Land Claim against City of Los Angeles under Rule 19

Here is the opinion in Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community v. City of Los Angeles.

An excerpt:

Plaintiff Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California, an Indian tribe formallyrecognized by the United States, filed this action againstDefendant City of Los Angeles for an order restoring Plaintiffto possession of land that the City took long ago in a deal withthe United States. The district court dismissed the actionunder Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(7) because itruled that, under Rule 19 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the United States was a required party that Plaintiffcould not join. The district court certified the appealability ofits order under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). Upon Plaintiff’s timelyrequest, we agreed to hear this interlocutory appeal, and we now affirm.

And the briefs:

Paiute-Shoshone Brief

Los Angeles Brief

Paiute-Shoshone Reply

Water Wheel v. LaRance Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Audio

Here.

Opening Ninth Circuit Brief in Yakama v. Gregoire — Indian Tax Case

Here: #14 Opening Brief of Plaintiff-Appellant

Lower court materials are here.

Updated Materials in Chehalis Tax Case

Here:

Tribal Amicis Brief

Countys Appeal Brief

Chehalis Appellants Reply Brief

Opening brief and lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefing in Wapato Heritage LLC v. Evans

Here are the briefs:

EVANS – 1ST BRIEF

EVANS – 2ND BRIEF

Gargan Brief

EVANS – 3RD BRIEF

Here are lower court materials in related cases.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Katie John Subsistence Rights Appeal

Here are the materials in John v. United States:

John Opening Brief

Alaska Opening Brief

Intervenors Opening Brief

State Amicus Brief — NM — WY — CO

Alaska Answering Brief

Brief of Federal Appellees in John v US

Intervenors Response to Alaska

Alaska Reply

John Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Reply Briefs in Miranda v. Nielson/Anchando

Here:

PYT Reply Final

USAs Reply Brief