Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

D.C. Federal Court Rejects Sault Tribe’s Third Effort to Force Interior to Acquire Land for Off-Rez Gaming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland (D.D.C.):

106-dct-orderDownload

Briefs here.

Sault Tribe/Kewadin Gaming Enjoined from Concealing or Dissipating Assets in Gaming Development Company Dispute [recall the $88M judgment]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in JLLJ Development LLC v. Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority (Mich. Cir. Ct.):

ex-parte-temp.-restr.-order-filedDownload

Prior post here.

Michigan State Court Order in Suit against Sault Tribe Gaming Entity, Orders $88M (!!) in Damages

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in JLLJ Development LLC v. Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority (Mich. Cir. Ct.):

CC – Order GENERIC ORDER – CIVIL-CRIMINAL-DOMESTIC – 21-000189-CB-C30 – .pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Three New (and Fascinating — Read: Lots of Anishinaabe Jurisprudence) Appellate Court Opinions from Sault Tribe COA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Payment v. Election Committee

APP-22-02 Opinion and Order.APvElec.pdfDownload

Hoffman v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors

Opinion & Order.Hoffman.pdfDownload

MacLeod v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Opinion and Order APP-21-01.MacLeod.pdfDownload

Parties Renew Motions for Summary Judgment in Sault Tribe Bid for Detroit-Area Casino

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland (formerly Bernhardt, Zinke, etc.) (D.D.C.):

Time to rumble.
91 Sault Tribe Motion.pdfDownload
93 Detroit Casinos Motion.pdfDownload
95-1 Federal Motion.pdfDownload
98 NHBPI and SCIT Motion.pdfDownload
101 Sault Tribe Brief.pdfDownload

103 Federal Reply

104 Tribes Reply

This case is on remand from the D.C. Circuit.

Michigan Federal Court Dismisses Sault Tribe Casinos’ Effort to Block State Court Contract Claims Initiated by Casino Development Corp.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority v. Draganchuk (W.D. Mich.):

21 JLLJ Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
23 Draganchuk Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
31 Kewadin Opposition.pdfDownload
33 JLLJ Reply.pdfDownload
34 Draganchuk Reply.pdfDownload
39 Kewadin Motion to Amend.pdfDownload
65 DCT Order.pdfDownload
After an ugly loss like this (it’s never good when the judge says you “blatantly misstate[d]” the law), maybe it’s time for a Fat Bastard burger from the Wicked Sister in the Sault. (It’s an unsolicited, unpaid ad — I just love this description. . . .)

Prior post here.

Materials on Kewadin’s failed effort to remove the state court claims to federal court here.

Law360 piece on state court sanctions issued against the tribe.

Sault Tribe En Banc Petition in Trust Land Acquisition Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland:

en-banc-petitionDownload

Panel stage materials here.

Saint Mary’s [i.e. Sault Sainte Marie] Canal celebration, reviewing stand and Indian village

Michigan Federal Court Declines to Enjoin State Court Action against Kewadin Casinos [Sault Tribe]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the updated materials in Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority v. Draganchuk (W.D. Mich.):

10 Response to Motion.pdfDownload
11 Reply.pdfDownload
15 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Law360 reports the state court held the tribe in contempt for failure to respond to discovery requests. Everyone’s got a litigation strategy, I guess. You can watch the hearing below.

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Sault Tribe Sues Lansing Casino Development Partner in Federal Court to Stop State Court Action that is Apparent Repeat of Prior Federal Court Action

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority v. Draganchuk (W.D. Mich.):

1 Complaint

1-2 Turn-Key Agreement

1-3 Amended Agreement

1-4 NIGC Letter

1-5 State Court Complaint

1-6 State Court Motion for Contempt

1-7 State Court Hearing Transcript on Motion to Dismiss

1-8 State Court Motion to Compel

1-9 State Court Denying Summary Disposition for Kewadin

1-10 State Court Order Denying Motion to Dismiss by Kewadin

1-11 State Court Order re Discovery Motion

1-12 State Court Order to Show Cause

1-13 State Court Motion to Dismiss

1-14 State Court Response to Discovery Motion

3 Motion for TRO

It woulda been pretty.

Prior federal court suit here.

Last Friday’s D.C. Circuit opinion explains one of the many reasons the Lansing casino project died.

 

Split D.C. Circuit Rules against Sault Tribe in Mandatory Trust Acquisition Appeal [“shall” does not mean “shall”]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland.

Briefs here.

For commentary on legal analysis by reading the dictionary, see Joseph Kimball’s work on the Michigan Supreme Court’s use of dictionaries.

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