Suquamish Tribe – Turtle Talk

Whether the Ninth Circuit, in conflict with precedent of this Court and the D.C. Circuit, impermissibly narrowed a decades-old judicial decree so as to deprive Indian tribes of their ability to exercise treaty fishing rights.

Lower court materials here.

Update:

Brief in Opposition

Briefs in Lummi Crab Fishing Case

June 3, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in United States v. Washington (W.D. Wash.), subproceeding 19-01:

51 Swinomish Brief

55 Upper Skagit Brief

57 Tulalip Tribes Brief

59 Lummi Brief

Prior post here.

Split Ninth Circuit Panel Affirms Dismissal of Muckleshoot U&A Appeal

December 18, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Muckleshoot Indian Tribe v. Tulalip Tribes, subproceeding 17-02 of United States v. Washington.

Briefs here.

Federal Court Enjoins Lummi Tribe’s Proposed Winter Crab Fishing

November 14, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Washington (W.D. Wash.), subproceeding no. 19-01:

1-motion-for-leave-to-file.pdf

3-request-for-determination.pdf

8-swinomish-motion-for-tro.pdf

13-upper-skagit-motion-for-tro.pdf

16-tulalip-motion-for-tro.pdf

26-sklallam-tribes-response.pdf

29-lummi-response.pdf

37-dct-order.pdf

Ninth Circuit Affirms U&A Boundaries in U.S. v. Washington Subproceeding 09-01 [Makah versus Quinault & Quileute]

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Makah Indian Tribe v. Quileute Indian Tribe (CA9):

Unpublished Memorandum

Quileute & Quinault Opening Brief

Makah Answer Brief

Quileute & Quinault Reply

Suquamish Brief

State of Washington and Klallam Tribes Brief

Hoh Brief

Lower court materials in United States v. Washington (W.D. Wash.) (subproceeding 09-01):

439 DCT Order re Boundaries

442 Quileute Motion for Reconsideration

444 Hoh Motion

445 Quinault Motion

447 State Motion — Scrivener’s Error

448 Suquamish Motion

449 DCT Amended Order

453 Makah Response

456 State Response to Motions for Reconsideration

459 DCT Order Denying Motions for Reconsideration

Prior posts here and here.

Swinomish/Quinault/Suquamish Amicus Brief in Climate Change Litigation in Washington State

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the brief in Aji P. v. State of Washington (Wash Ct. App.):

Tribal Amicus Brief

More details on this case here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Muckleshoot U&A Appeal [U.S. v. Washington Subproceeding 17-02]

March 13, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellants Corrected Opening Brief

Appellee Nisqually Indian Tribe Answering Brief

Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe Brief

Brief of Interested Party Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

Real Party in Interest Breif fo the Stilliguamish Tribe of Indians

Real Party in Interest Brief fo the Hoh Indian Tribe

Appellee Puyallup Tribe Brief

Jamestown et al brief

Suq Responsive Br

Reply brief

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Skokomish v. Forsman

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion:

17-35336 docket 47_6.18.2018

Briefs here.

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