Northern District of California

California Federal Court Refuses to Re-Open Table Mountain Rancheria Settlement for Decades-Late Claimants

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Turtle Mountain Rancheria Assn. v. Burgum [Walker v. Burgum] (N.D. Cal.):

2-1 Motion to Reopen.pdfDownload
19 Opposition.pdfDownload
20 Reply.pdfDownload
26 DCT Order.pdfDownload

California Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Challenge to Koi Nation Trust Land Acquisition under Rule 19

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria v. Burgum (N.D. Cal.):

81 Koi Nation Motion to Intervene + MTD.pdfDownload
81-1 Koi Nation MTD.pdfDownload
91 Federal Response to 81 MTD.pdfDownload
92 Graton Response to 81.pdfDownload
102 Reply ISO 81.pdfDownload
127 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Meanwhile, the feds and Graton have made cross-motions for summary judgment:

98 Graton Rancheria MSJ.pdfDownload
115 Federal MSJ.pdfDownload
124 Graton Reply ISO 98.pdfDownload
125 Federal Reply ISO 115.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

California Federal Court Rejects Chukchansi Disenrollees’ Effort to Reopen Tillie Hardwick Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Hardwick v. United States (N.D. Cal.):

420 Motion to Reopen

425 Federal Response

431 Reply

434 Tribe Objections to Reply

437 Response to Objections

440 DCT Order

California Sues Interior over Koi Nation Trust Land Acquisition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in State of California v. Dept. of the Interior (N.D. Cal.):

1 ComplaintDownload

Round Valley Indian Tribe + Citizens Sue Mendocino + Humboldt Counties over Weed Raids

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in James v. Kendall (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

California Federal Court Declines to Enjoin Trust Land Acquisition for Koi Nation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria v. Haaland (N.D. Cal.):

35 Motion for PI

40 Federal Response

43 Graton Reply

52 DCT Order Denying PI

Complaint here.

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Sue Interior over Trust Land Acquisition for Koi Nation of Northern California

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria v. Haaland (N.D. Cal.):

1 ComplaintDownload

Yurok Tribe Sues Reclamation over Trinity River Flow

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Yurok Tribe v. Bureau of Reclamation (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

Federal Court Complaint Filed re: Cannabis Raid at Round Valley

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Cordova v. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 Exhibits.pdfDownload

California Federal Court Dismisses Tribal Member Property Dispute after Failure to Exhaust Tribal Appellate Remedies [Round Valley Indian Tribe]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Pacino v. Oliver (N.D. Cal.):

27 Second Amended Complaint

71 Tribal President Motion to Dismiss

73 Interior Motion to Dismiss

76 Pacino Opposition to 71

77 Pacino Opposition to 73

83 Reply in Support of 71

86 Oliver Motion to Dismiss

88 Pacino Opposition to 86

89 Reply in Support of 86

90 DCT Stay Order

98 DCT Order to Show Cause re Tribal Exhaustion

100 Oliver Supplemental Brief

102 Pacino Supplemental Brief

103 Round Valley Amicus Suppemental Brief

112 DCT Order