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Sexual Orientation Discrimination Complaint against Quechan Tribal Housing Dismissed

July 8, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Soto v. Quechan Tribally Designated Housing Authority (D. Ariz.):

Quechan Motion to Dismiss

Federal Court Declines to Dismiss Title VII Suit against Company Owned by Alaskan Native Corporation

July 5, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Fox v. Portico Reality Services (E.D. Va.):

DCT Order in Denying Motion

Federal Sexual Harassment Claims against Miss. Band Choctaw Dismissed

June 30, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Copeland v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians dba Silverstar Casino (S.D. Miss.):

DCT Order Dismissing Copeland Complaint

Mississippi Band Motion to Dismiss

Tribal Court Record Part 1

Tribal Court Record Part 3

Ninth Circuit Allows EEOC Claim against Peabody Coal to Proceed; EEOC and Navajo May Seek Injunctive Relief

June 23, 2010June 23, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher4 Comments

Here is Judge William Fletcher’s opinion in EEOC v. Peabody Coal. Here are the briefs.

And supplemental authority filed by the Navajo Nation: Austin v Andrus Brief.

Saginaw Chippewa Activist Loses Title VII Claim Against E. Illinois Univ.

May 27, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in Leonard v. Eastern Illinois University.

Bolt v. Iowa Enterprises — Immunity from Title VII Claim

May 18, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in this case from the Western District of Oklahoma:

DCT Order Dismissing Bolt Claim

Iowa Enterprises Motion to Dismiss

Iowa Enterprises Reply

Iowa Tribe Employee Motion to Dismiss

Bolt Response to Employee

Wyandotte Tribe Immunity Defense “Premature” in EEOC Charge

May 7, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Gonzales v. 7th Street Casino (D. Kan.):

Casino Motion to Dismiss

DCT Order Requiring Supplemental Briefing

Apparently, the Wyandotte Tribe’s business enterprise owns the casino, so it shouldn’t be a major issue. Not sure why the district court is asking for additional briefing.

Title VII and ADEA Claims against Cherokee Business Dismissed

April 20, 2010Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Somerlott v. Cherokee Nation Distributors (W.D. Okla.):

CND Motion to Dismiss

Somerlott Response

CND Notice of Supplemental Authority

DCT Order Dismissing Title VII and ADEA Claims

Steiger v. Little River Casino — Title VII Complaint

November 30, 2009Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the early materials in Steiger v. Little River Casino Resort, a sex discrimination claim under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act:

Steiger Complaint

LRB Motion to Dismiss

Not sure how the plaintiff’s lawyer thinks the federal court has jurisdiction over this. The complaint just cites Title VII, without any argument as to why it could possibly apply to a tribe or its business. Other doing the same have been subject to Rule 11 sanctions (see our paper here).

Delaware DCT Holds that ANC Subsidiaries Subject to Suit under ADA and FMLA

November 11, 2009Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The case is Peason v. Chugash Governmental Services, Inc. (D. Del.). The materials:

Pearson DCT Order

Chugash Motion to Dismiss

Pearson Opposition to Motion

Chugash Reply Brief