Here are the materials in Yurok Tribe v. Dowd (N.D. Cal.):
Northern District of California
Tolowa Nation Complaint for Federal Recognition
Here is the complaint in Tolowa Nation v. United States (N.D. Cal.):
Federal Court Dismisses Action by “Traditional Authority and Miskitu Government-In-Exile” against Nicaragua
Here are the materials in Robertson v. Republic of Nicaragua (N.D. Cal.):
84 Response to Motion to Dismiss
85 Response to Motion for Sanctions
Federal Court Denies TRO in Matter it Already Dismissed under the Tribal Exhaustion Doctrine
Here are the new materials in Acres v. Blue Lake Rancheria (N.D. Cal.):
Prior posts here.
Federal Court Allows Tribal NHPA Consultation Claims to Proceed in Freeway Challenge
Here are the materials in Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California v. United States Department of Transportation (N.D. Cal.):
73 Tribe Response to State Motion
Federal Court Again Dismisses Challenge to Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Court Jurisdiction
Here are the materials in Acres v. Blue Lake Rancheria (N.D. Cal.):
An excerpt:
Plaintiff James Acres seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe (“Tribe”), the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Court (“Tribal Court”) and its Chief Judge, Lester Marston, alleging that the Tribal Court has conducted itself in bad faith in asserting jurisdiction over him in an underlying contractual fraud case because Judge Marston refused to recuse himself from the case and misrepresented his relationship with the Tribe. Judge Marston has now recused himself from the Tribal Court case and appointed the Hon. James Lambden, a retired California Court of Appeal Justice with no prior connection to the Tribe, to preside over the matter. Given Judge Marston’s recusal and the appointment of a neutral judge, there is insufficient evidence of bad faith for the exception to apply. Acres does not meet any of the exceptions to the exhaustion requirement. He must exhaust his tribal remedies before bringing an action of this kind in federal court. The Tribe’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED.
Hoopa and Yurok Tribes Prevail in ESA Litigation
Link: Federal Court Protects Klamath Salmon, Tribal and Fishing Communities (Earthjustice), previous post
Materials and briefs in the matter of Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe v. Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior of the United States of America et al, 16-cv-04294 (N.D. Cali.):
- 33 Federal Defendants’ Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Stay
- 69-1 Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, and Injunctive Relief
- 88 Federal Defendants’ Motion to Limit Review to the Administrative Record and Strike Extra Record Evidence
- 102 Order Re Motions for Summary Judgment, Motions to Strike, and Motion to Dismiss
Ceiba Legal Awarded Attorney Fees After Successful Defense of RICO/Lanham Act Actions
Here are the materials in Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria v. Ceiba Legal (N.D. Cal.):
Lower court materials here.
Federal Court Stays Discovery after Blue Lake Tribal Judge Recuses
Here are the materials in Acres v. Blue Lake Rancheria (N.D. Cal.):
34-response-to-motion-to-reconsider
38-dct-order-granting-motion-for-reconsideration
Prior order here.
Federal Court Orders Discovery from Tribal Judge on the Bad Faith Exception to the Tribal Exhaustion Doctrine
Here are the materials in Acres v. Blue Lake Rancheria (N.D. Cal.):
The court had previously dismissed a related case, materials here.
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