Otoe-Missouria Tribe

Tenth Circuit Remands Great Plains Lending Dispute for Jurisdictional Discovery on Immunity Defense

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the unpublished opinion in Finn v. Great Plains Lending LLC.

Briefs and other materials here.

Otoe-Missouria Tribal Chairman Brings Civil Rights Action against Connecticut Dept. of Banking

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Shotton v. Pitkin (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint

An excerpt:

Plaintiff brings this action as a result of unlawful enforcement actions taken by Defendants against Plaintiff and Defendants’ entry of a state administrative order imposing a civil penalty of $700,000 against Plaintiff in his individual capacity and unlawfully restraining his conduct without due process of law and in violation of his individual right to immunity as a tribal official.

Our post on a related suit in Connecticut Superior Court action is here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Consumer Financial Protection Board v. Great Plains Lending

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here:

Great Plains Lending Opening Brief

CFPB Answer Brief

Great Plains Lending Reply Brief

Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Moves against Three Tribal Payday Lenders UPDATED

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Great Plains Lending LLC, Mobiloans LLC, and Plain Green LLC (C.D. Cal.):

1 CFPB CID Enforcement Petition

2 CFPB 3-19-14 Memo

3 CFPB Declaration

6 CFPB Show Cause Order

UPDATE:

14 Respondents Joint Opposition

22 CFPB Reply

25 Respondents Joint Surreply

28 DCT Order

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Denies Petition by Tribal Payday Lenders to Set Aside Investigative Demands

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

201309_cfpb_decision-on-petition_great-plains-lending-to-set-aside-civil-investigative-demands

Thanks to S.D. More material here.