Tenth Circuit

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.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Wichita and Affiliated Tribes v. Stitt

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
Appellee Brief.pdfDownload

Reply TK

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Post-McGirt Federal Conviction Where Jury Might Could Have Acquitted Defendant Under Oklahoma Self-Defense Law

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Budder.

Briefs:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Government Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload