Ottawa Tribe v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources

Ottawa Tribe Reply Brief in Ottawa Tribe v. Ohio (CA6)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the brief, where the tribe responds to the state’s laches defense for the first time on appeal — reply-brief-of-appellant-ottawa-tribe-of-oklahoma

The other materials in this important case are here. A link to the district court opinion in the Saginaw Chippewa reservation borders case referenced in the reply brief is here.

Ottawa Tribe v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources — Sixth Circuit Materials

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Please see our previous post on this case here (it links to the briefs and other materials in the lower court).

Here is the Ottawa Tribe’s opening brief: appellant-brief

And here is the amicus brief signed by the National Congress of American Indians and several Michigan tribes on the laches question: brief-amici-curiae