Tenth Circuit

Tenth Circuit Affirms Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission LLC v. A 25 Foot Wide Easement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion. An excerpt:

Plaintiff Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission, LLC, appeals the district court’s dismissal of its case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to join an indispensable party. Enable also challenges the amount of attorney fees the court awarded to the landowner defendants. Because our decision in Public Service Company of New Mexico v. Barboan, 857 F.3d 1101 (10th Cir. 2017), is dispositive of the subject matter jurisdiction issue, we affirm the district court’s order dismissing the action. We likewise affirm the attorney fees award as consistent with Oklahoma law.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Zinke [Chaco Canyon Fracking]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Opening Brief

Amicus Brief

federal brief

intervenors brief

navajo allottees amicus brief

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Rejects Duress/PTSD Defense of Woman Convicted of Theft from Tribal Organization

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the opinion in United States v. Dixon.

Tenth Circuit Dismisses Objectors’ Appeal of Pojoaque Valley Water Settlement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in State of New Mexico v. Aamodt.

Briefs:

Answering Brief for the United States of America

Appellant’s Consolidated Reply Brief to Appellees’ and Appellees in Intervention’s Briefs

Appellant’s Opening Brief

Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Pursuant to the Court’s April 5, 2018 Order

Appellee’s Answer Brief

Joint Answer Brief of Defendants-Appellees Santa Fe County and City of Santa Fe

Joint Supplemental Brief of Appellees State of New Mexico, Santa Fe County, City of Santa Fe and Rio de Tesuque Association, Inc.

Joint Supplemental Brief of Appellees the United States, Pueblo of Nambé, Pueblo of Pojoaque, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, and Pueblo de Tesuque

Response Brief of Appellee the Rio De Tesuque Association, Inc.

Tenth Circuit Decides Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town v. United States

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town v. United States.

Briefs here.

Background Materials in Sharp v. Murphy (formerly Carpenter v. Murphy & Royal v. Murphy)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Tenth Circuit opinion:

MURPHY v ROYAL OPINION

Order Denying En Banc Petition [amended panel opinion]

Here are the merits briefs:

Joint Appendix

2018 09 24 US divided argument motion

2018 09 26 MCN Motion for Oral Argument

Petitioner’s Briefs

Petitioner’s Brief

United States Brief in Support of Petitioner

States Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner

Environmental Federation of Oklahoma Amicus Brief

International Municipal Lawyers Association Amicus Brief

Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association Amicus Brief

Oklahoma Sheriffs_ Association Amicus Brief

Reply Brief

petitioner_s supplemental brief

united states supplemental brief

Respondent’s Briefs

Respondent’s Brief

Cherokee and Scholars Brief

Choctaw and Chickasaw and State Officials Amicus Brief

Former US Attorneys’ Amicus Brief

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Amicus Brief

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center Amicus Brief

NCAI Amicus Brief

respondent_s supplemental brief

supplemental brief of amicus curiae muscogee creek nation

Cert stage briefs:

Cert Petition

Murphy BIO FINAL

US Amicus Brief Royal v. Murphy

No. 17-1107 Murphy Reply — Final

Environmental Federation Of Oklahoma Inc Amicus Brief

OIPA Amicus Brief

Tenth Circuit en banc stage materials:

2017 09 21 petition for rehearing

2017 10 10 u.s. amicus in support of petition

appellant’s resp to en banc pet

muscogee (creek) nation amicus brief in opposition to en banc pet

amicus mtn ok oil and gas et al

motion by ok independent petroleum assn to file amicus brief

ok municipal league mtn to file amicus

united keetoowah band amicus resp to en banc pet

Tenth Circuit panel stage materials:

Appellant’s Brief Murphy v Royal

MCN & Seminole Nation Amicus Curiae Murphy v Royal

BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE OF THE UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND

BRIEF OF RESPONDENT-APPELLEE

Appellant’s Reply Brief

APPELLANT’S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY

MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT AS AMICUS CURIAE

Order Granting Oral Argument

 

Tenth Circuit Rules against State Jurisdiction over Navajo Casino Tort Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Navajo Nation v. Dalley:

ca10 opinion

Briefs here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Ute Indian Tribe v. Lawrence

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

ute opening brief

becker brief

lawrence brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

san juan county opening brief

navajo nation answer brief

Reply Brief

Prior posts here.

Cert Stage Briefs in Eastern Shoshone/Northern Arapaho Tribes v. Wyoming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

northern arapaho tribe – cert petition

eastern shoshone tribe v. wyoming — cert. petition

amicus brief of ncai nos. 17-1159 and 17-1164

law profs amicus brief

us brief in opposition

riverton and fremont brief in opposition

wyfb brief in opposition

reply brief

Lower court materials in State of Wyoming v. EPA here.