tribal election

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States [leadership dispute]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Opening Brief

Appellee Brief

Reply

Oral argument:

Lower court materials here.

Muscogee Primary Election Results Vacated

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in In re Tiger (Muscogee (Creek) Supreme Court):

doc.-3-order-and-opinion-100219-2.pdf

News coverage here.

Nooksack Update: Rabang v. Kelly II (9th Cir.); Doucette v. Bernhardt (W.D. Wash))

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

District court materials (prior post here):

28 Doucette v. Bernhardt 3-7-19 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment

32 Doucette v. Bernhardt 4-18-19 Defendants’ Consolidated Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment

33 Doucette v. Bernhardt 5-10-19 Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment and in Opposition to Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment

34 Doucette v. Bernhardt 5-31-19 Reply re Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment

Ninth Circuit materials:

35 Rabang v. Kelly II 6-13-19 Stay Order

Effort to Stop Cherokee Election Rejected

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Fleming v. Cherokee Nation (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

2-5 Motion for TRO

6 Cherokee Opposition

9 Cherokee Motion to Dismiss

12 Federal Motion to Dismiss

13 Plaintiffs’ Response

15 Federal Reply

17 DCT Order

Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss APA Suit Re: Nooksack Special Council Election

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials from Doucette v. Zinke (W.D. Wash.):

9. 9-7-18 notice of motion and interior defedendants’ motion to dismiss; memorandum of points and authorites in support thereof

11. 10-1-18 plaintiffs’ response to interior defendants’ motion to dismiss

13. 10-5-18 reply memorandum re interior defendants’ motion to dismiss

15. 12-21-18 minute order denying interior defendants’ motion to dismiss

18. 1-3-19 first amended complaint for equitable relief

Federal Court Grants Comity to Winnemucca Tribal Court Rulings in Leadership Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in  (D. Nev.):

277 Status Report

277-1 Tribal Court Order of Dismissal

277-2 Nevada Itertribal COA Opinion

277-3 Tribal COA Denial of Motion for Reconsideration

277-4 Tribal Order of Dismissal after Remand

277-5 Misc. Tribal Court Orders

277-6 Election Docs

292 US Response

303 DCT Order

Federal Court Denies Reconsideration Motion; Plaintiff “Nooksack Tribe” Still Lacks Standing

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Nooksack Indian Tribe v. Zinke (W.D. Wash.):

45 Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

47 Federal Defendants’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Motion for Reconsideration

48 Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

54 Joint Status Report

55 Minute Order Lifting Stay

56 Order On Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration

Nooksack Update in Federal RICO Action

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Rabang v. Kelly (W.D. Wash.):

122 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Summary Judgment Response

Ninth Circuit briefs in Rabang v. Kelly are here.

Federal Government and Purported Nooksack Leadership Reach Agreement to Hold Elections

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the Memorandum of Agreement:

MOA.8-28-17

Federal Court Refuses to Enjoin Standing Rock Election

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Fool Bear v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (D.N.D.):

1 Complaint

3 Motion for PI

5 DCT Order Denying TRO

6 Motion for Reconsideration

8 DCT Order Denying Reconsideration