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Sixth Circuit Affirms Tribal Court Decision in Spurr v. Pope
Decision But our review involves no probing of the facts, just a pure question of law: Does a tribal court have jurisdiction under federal law to issue a civil personal protection order against a non-Indian and non-tribal member in matters arising … Continue reading
Posted in Author: Kate E. Fort, Research, tribal courts, VAWA
Tagged jurisdiction, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, PPO, Sixth Circuit, Spurr v. Pope, VAWA
Saginaw Chippewa’s Claims re: Medicare-Like Rates Survive Blue Cross Motion to Dismiss
Here are the materials on remand from the Sixth Circuit in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield (E.D. Mich.): 142 BCBS Motion to Dismiss 144 Tribe Response 145 Reply 146 DCT Order Prior posts here.
Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Cert Petition [Bankruptcy Code + Sovereign Immunity]
Here: buchwald cert petition Question presented: Whether the Bankruptcy Code abrogates the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes. Lower court materials here.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, economic development, Indian gaming, Michigan Indian, Research, sovereign immunity, Supreme Court
Tagged Bankruptcy Act, Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe, cert petition, Eastern District of Michigan, Eastern District of Michigan -- Bankruptcy, federal statutes of general applicability, In re Greektown Holdings LLC, Sixth Circuit, Supreme Court, tribal sovereign immunity
Split Sixth Circuit Panel Confirms Tribal Immunity in Bankruptcy Act Proceedings
Here is the opinion in In re Greektown Holdings LLC. Briefs: buchwald-brief.pdf sault-tribe-brief.pdf buchwald-reply.pdf Lower court materials and prior posts here.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, economic development, Indian gaming, Michigan Indian, Research, sovereign immunity
Tagged Bankruptcy Act, Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe, Eastern District of Michigan, Eastern District of Michigan -- Bankruptcy, federal statutes of general applicability, In re Greektown Holdings LLC, Sixth Circuit, tribal sovereign immunity
Sixth Circuit Revives One of the Dismissed Claims against BCBS [Medicare Like Rates]
Here is the unpublished opinion in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield. A separate unpublished opinion on attorneys fees is here. Prior posts here.
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Permissive Intervention by Saginaw Chippewa in Bay Mills v. Snyder
Here is the order: BMIC v. Snyder CA6 Unpublished Opinion Briefs here.
Sixth Circuit Briefs in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield
Here: Saginaw Chippewa Opening Brief BCBS Brief Reply Brief
Sixth Circuit Affirms Indian Country Assault Conviction
Here is the opinion in United States v. Verwiebe.
Sixth Circuit Materials in Saginaw Chippewa Effort to Intervene in Bay Mills Indian Community v. Snyder
Here: Saginaw Chippewa Motion to Expedite Michigan Response CA6 Order Denying Motion to Expedite Saginaw Chippewa Opening Brief BMIC Answer Brief Michigan Answer Brief SCIT Reply Lower court materials here.
Sixth Circuit Decision on Title IV-E Maintenance Payments to Kinship Placements
Here. Not an ICWA/Indian child case, but one that is important nonetheless given its ruling ensuring Title IV-E maintenance payments. The lack of these payments sometimes make kinship care very difficult on relative placements–Title IV-E maintenance payments cover, among other things, the … Continue reading
