Tenth Circuit

Tenth Circuit Reverses Indian Country Crimes Act Conviction cuz Government Did Not Prove Defendant was Non-Indian

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Simpkins.

Briefs:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Oklahoma Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Wind Farm

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Osage Wind LLC (N.D. Oklahoma.):

294-1 Osage Minerals Council MSJ.pdfDownload
297 Osage Wind MSJ.pdfDownload
300 United States MSJ.pdfDownload
316 Osage Minerals Council Response.pdfDownload
319 United States Response.pdfDownload
321 Osage Wind Response to 300.pdfDownload
324 Osage Wind Response to 297.pdfDownload
325 Osage Minerals Council Reply ISO 297.pdfDownload
345 US Reply ISO 300.pdfDownload
346 Osage Wind Reply to US ISO 294.pdfDownload
347 Osage Win Reply to OMC ISO 294.pdfDownload
386 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior posts here — there’s a lot of them (good for the lawyers, eh?).

10th Circuit Case Challenging Federal Jurisdiction on Pueblo Fee Lands

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in United States v. Smith:

APPELLANT’S OPENING BRIEF

United States Response Brief

Pueblo Amicus

2023-07-12_ Brief of the SofNM as Amicus Curiae

Reply Brief

Here are the lower court pleadings:

47 Motion to Dismiss

53 Response

60 Reply

110 DCT Order

New Mexico rocks

Tenth Circuit Decides Challenge to Indian Status of Cherokee Citizen Victim in Indian Country Crimes Act Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Walker.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

US Answer

Reply

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Challenge to “Indian Status” of Cherokee Nation Citizen

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in United States v. Laskey:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
US Answer Brief.pdfDownload

New Mexico Federal Court Determines that Winters Applies to Santa Ana Pueblo Water Rights Claim . . . Or something like that

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in United States v. Abouselman (D.N.M.):

4475 Pueblo of Santa Ana Brief.pdfDownload
4476 US Brief.pdfDownload
4485 New Mexico Brief.pdfDownload
4489 US Reply.pdfDownload
4490 Pueblo Reply.pdfDownload
4506 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

A view of ABQ, unrelated to this case.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Indian Country DV Conviction [COVID Zoom Trial]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Veneno.

Briefs:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
US Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Split Tenth Circuit Vacates Major Crimes Act Murder Conviction and Orders New Trial on Self-Defense

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Britt.

Briefs:

Britt Brief

US brief

Reply

Tenth Circuit Denies Certificate of Appealability to Prisoner Attempting to Invoke McGirt Jurisdictional Defense

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Williams v. Harpe:

Application for Certificate of Appealability

CA10 Order

Split Tenth Circuit Panel Affirms Sanctions Award Against Ute Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe.

Lower court materials here.