Northern District of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Federal Court Allows Challenge to Seneca-Cayuga Secretarial Election to Proceed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Channing v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation (N.D. Okla.):

52 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Oklahoma Federal Court Orders Exhaustion in Challenge to Seneca-Cayuga Banishments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Channing v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation (N.D. Okla.):

25 Federal MTD.pdfDownload
39 Seneca-Cayuga MTD.pdfDownload
41 Opposition to Federal MTD.pdfDownload
47 Federal Reply ISO MTD.pdfDownload
48 Opposition to Seneca Cayuga MTD.pdfDownload
49 Seneca Cayuga Reply ISO MTD.pdfDownload
50 DCT Order.pdfDownload

The complaint is here.

Oklahoma Federal Court Declines to Suppress Evidence Obtained from Cherokee Search Warrant Lacking Probable Cause

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Holt (N.D. Okla.):

67 Motion to Suppress.pdfDownload
79 Government Opposition.pdfDownload
87 Magistrate Report.pdfDownload
103 Objection.pdfDownload
111 Government Opposition.pdfDownload
122 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Wiley

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Tribe Opening Brief

Town Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Update on Creek Nation v. Tulsa Briefing

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa (N.D. Okla,):

18 Amicus Brief.PDFDownload
28 Tulsa Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
32 Creek Nation Reply.pdfDownload
36 Tulsa Reply.pdfDownload

Prior materials here.

Oklahoma Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Wind Farm

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Osage Wind LLC (N.D. Oklahoma.):

294-1 Osage Minerals Council MSJ.pdfDownload
297 Osage Wind MSJ.pdfDownload
300 United States MSJ.pdfDownload
316 Osage Minerals Council Response.pdfDownload
319 United States Response.pdfDownload
321 Osage Wind Response to 300.pdfDownload
324 Osage Wind Response to 297.pdfDownload
325 Osage Minerals Council Reply ISO 297.pdfDownload
345 US Reply ISO 300.pdfDownload
346 Osage Wind Reply to US ISO 294.pdfDownload
347 Osage Win Reply to OMC ISO 294.pdfDownload
386 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior posts here — there’s a lot of them (good for the lawyers, eh?).

Holy Lack of Jurisdiction, Batman! Oklahoma Federal Court Issues Declaratory Judgment against MCN Judges in Case Already Decided by Tribal Judiciary

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Wiley (N.D. Oklahoma.):

176 Thlopthlocco MSJ.pdfDownload
177 MCN Judiciary MTD.pdfDownload
178 TTT Response to 177.pdfDownload
180 MCN Judiciary Response to 178.pdfDownload
181 TTT Reply ISO 176.pdfDownload
190 MCN Judiciary Surreply.pdfDownload
195 DCT Order.pdfDownload

In case you’re wondering, here’s the case where TTT already won this relief in tribal court.

These dudes is as befuddled as I am.

Oklahoma Federal Court Declines to Overturn Non-Indian Conviction in General Crimes Act Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the relevant materials in United States v. Smith (N.D. Okla.):

194 Motion for Acquittal.pdfDownload
207 Response.pdfDownload
208 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Indictment of Non-Indian Confederate in Indian Country Crime

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the relevant materials in United States v. Brown (N.D. Okla.):

25 Indictment.pdfDownload
49 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
58 Response.pdfDownload
64 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Sues City of Tulsa

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the pleadings in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa (N.D. Okla.):

002 Complaint.pdfDownload
09 Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injuction and Opening Brief in Support.pdfDownload
10 Declaration of AG Geraldine Wisner.pdfDownload
12 Declaration of Amanda Swope.pdfDownload
14Declaration of Daniel Wind III.pdfDownload