News coverage from the Bellingham Herald here.
Materials on the St. Germain v. DOI case here.
Secretarial election
Nooksack 306 Awarded $22K in Attorney Fees Against BIA For FOIA Non-Compliance
Materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
60 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
71 Stipulation for Order of Dismissal with Prejudice; Order Thereon
Prior post here.
Federal Court Grants Voluntary Dismissal in Nooksack Case After BIA Waives FOIA Fees
Here are the materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
doc. 56 – Plaintiffs’ Motion for Voluntary Dismissal
Ninth Circuit Briefs in Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. Dept. of Interior
Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Nooksack Disenrollment
Here are the materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
doc. 38 – Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Partial Summary Judgment
doc. 41 – Response Re Motion to Dismiss
doc. 42 – Reply Re Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
doc. 44 – Order Granting Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
Assistant Secretary Decision in Timbisha-Shoshone Tribe Election Dispute
Nooksack Disenrollees Get Discovery in Suit against Interior Department
Here are the updated materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
29 – Defendants’ Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Judicial Review
30 – Response Re Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Review
31 – Defendants’ Reply re Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Judicial Review
32 – Declaration of Judith R Joseph
Prior materials in this federal case here.
Federal Court Denies Motion for TRO to Enjoin Nooksack Disenrollment Election
Here are the materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
4-Motion for TRO and Proposed Order
23 Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Application for a TRO
Eighth Circuit Rejects Sandy Lake Chippewa Secretarial Election Appeal — UPDATED with briefs
Here is the opinion.
The court’s syllabus:
Civil case – Indian law. Because the district court had adjudicated the issue of subject matter jurisdiction in the Sandy Lake Band’s previous suit, and Sandy Lake did not appeal from that decision or exhaust its administrative remedies, the court is bound by the district court’s original determination that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction; the district court’s dismissal order is affirmed, but modified to be without prejudice.
Briefs:
Lower court materials here.
Federal Court Claim re: Hopi Secretarial Election Stayed under Tribal Court Exhaustion Doctrine
Here are the materials in Sekayumptewa v. Salazar (D. Ariz.):
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