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Federal Circuit Briefs in Fletcher v. United States [Osage Headrights Trust Claims]

October 6, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Opening Brief

Answer Brief

Lower court materials here.

Federal Claims Court Holds Osage Headright Owners’ Trust Claims Foreclosed by Osage Trust Settlement

December 9, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Fletcher v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

7 US Motion to Dismiss

10 Response

10-5 Jim Gray Declaration

10-7 Wilson Pipestem Declaration

15 US Motion to Strike

16 Reply in Support of 7

17 Response to 15

18 Reply in Support of 15

22 DCT Order

We posted the complaint here.

Tenth Circuit Declines to Award Attorney Fees to Prevailing Osage Trust Claimants

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Fletcher v. United States (PDF):

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

Osage Headright Owners’ Trust Breach Claims against US

August 28, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Fletcher v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

1 Complaint

Tenth Circuit Materials in Donelson v. U.S.: NEPA Challenge to Interior Drilling Approvals re: Osage Mineral Estate

April 21, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Donelson Brief

Industry Response Brief

US Response Brief

Reply TK

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Rules against Osage Headrights Class on Trust Accounting Scope

April 21, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Fletcher v. United States:

Opinion

Opening Brief

US Response Brief

US Granted 18 Months to Complete Osage Headright Trust Accounting

March 15, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

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

1285 US Motion to Alter Judgment

1289 Fletcher Motion to Alter Judgment

1294 US Response

1295 Fletcher Response

1304 Fletcher Reply

1305 US Reply

1306 DCT Order

Underlying order here.

Pro Se Prisoner Effort to Tap Osage Headrights Fails

January 5, 2016January 5, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Passons v. Osage Nation Government (N.D. Okla.):

33 Osage Nation Motion to DIsmiss

42 DOI Motion to Dismiss

Feds Owe Duty to Account to Individual Osage Headright Owners

January 5, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

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

1262 Fletcher Brief on the Merits

1266 Federal Response Brief on the Merits

1274 Fletcher Reply

1280 DCT Order

Federal Court Certifies Class in Osage Headrights Accounting Suit

February 3, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

1148 Motion to Certify Class

1154 US Response

1196 DCT Order Certifying Class

This case is on remand from the Tenth Circuit; post here.