Opening D.C. Circuit Brief in Vann v. Interior

Here:

Opening Vann Brief

Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Effort to Avoid Navajo Jurisdiction — UPDATED with Briefs

Here is the opinion in Salt River Project v. Lee.

Lower court materials here.

More materials later.

Update — here are the briefs:

Salt River Opening Brief

Navajo Response Brief

Salt River Reply Brief

Federal Court Dismisses Endangered Species Act Challenge to Navajo Coal Permit under Rule 19

Here is that order:

CBD v. Pizarchick Rule 19 Order

Materials are here.

Suit for Royalties in Southern Ute Well Dismissed under Rule 19

Here are the materials in Three Stars Prod. Co. v. BP America (D. Colo.):

DCT Order Dismissing under Rule 19

BP America Rule 19 Motion

Three Stars Response

BP Reply

Update in Northern Arapaho Tribe v. Harnsberger (Suit to Oppose State Taxes)

Here are the appellee briefs (the appellant brief is here):

Fremont County Appellee Brief

Wyoming Appellee Brief

Eastern Shoshone Brief

US Brief

Tulalip Housing Construction Contract Dispute Remanded Back to State Court; Federal Court Awards Atty. Fees

Here are the materials in Lewis v. Raymond James Native American Housing Opportunities Fund II LLC (W.D. Wash.):

Fund Notice of Removal

Lewis Motion to Remand

Fund Opposition to Remand Motion

Lewis Reply

Fund Motion to Dismiss

Lewis Opposition to Motion to Dismiss

Fund Reply

DCT Order Remanding Lewis Complaint to State Court

Arizona Appeals Court Declines to Dismiss Appeal of Non-Indian Party Suing Yavapai-Apache

Strange little case, unpublished in the Arizona Reporter, and captioned MM&A Prods., LLC v. Tang.

The court previously held that the underlying contract claim against the Yavapai-Apache Nation should be dismissed. But the plaintiffs keep coming: Continue reading →

Materials in ERTC v. Los Coyotes: Eviction of Military Training Center

In a case AK reported last weekend, here are the materials in ERTC LLC v. Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians (S.D. Cal.):

DCT Order Denying TRO against Los Coyotes

ERTC Motion for TRO

Los Coyotes Opposition

And another motion pending:

Los Coyotes Motion to Dismiss

Federal Court Denies Injunction Requested by Gas Station Opposing Tribal Gas Prices

Here are the materials in Salton Sea Venture, Inc. v. Ramsey (S.D. Cal.):

DCT Order Denying PI

Salton Sea Motion for Injunction

Ramsey Response

Salton Sea Reply

Challenge to Buena Vista Mi-Wuk Compact Dismissed under Rule 19

Here are the materials in Friends of Amador County v. Salazar (E.D. Cal.):

DCT Order Dismissing FAC Complaint

Tribal Motion to Dismiss

FAC Opposition to Tribal Motion

 

FAC Motion for Summary J