tribal sovereign immunity

California Federal Court Enjoins Arbitration against Guidiville, Orders Discovery on Immunity Claim against Counterclaim

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Guidiville Rancheria of California v. Bluerock Real Estate Holdings LLC (N.D. Cal.):

12 Motion for Preliminary Injunction.pdfDownload
15 Opposition.pdfDownload
20 Reply.pdfDownload
23 DCT Order on Motion for PI.pdfDownload
24 Answer + Counterclaim.pdfDownload
33 Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim.pdfDownload
35 Opposition.pdfDownload
43 Reply.pdfDownload
48 Magistrate Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Alaska SCT Holds Tanana Chiefs Conference is Immune from Suit by Own Membership

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Dot Lake Village vs. Dena Nena Henash d/b/a Tanana Chiefs Conference:

Opinion.pdfDownload

Briefs:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Washoe Dev. Corp. Sues Trust Land Lessees

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Washoe Development Corp. v. Carson Valley/Tahoe Self-Storage LLC (D. Nev.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

Alaska Federal Court Denies Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Orders Trial, in Metlakatla Fishing Rights Matter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Metlakatla Indian Community v. Dunleavy (D. Alaska):

95-1 Alaska Motion for Summary JDownload
134 Metlakatla ResponseDownload
139 Metlakatla Cross Motion for Summary JDownload
143 Alaska ReplyDownload
147 Metlakatla ReplyDownload
151 DCT OrderDownload

Prior posts here.

Katie John isn’t part of this case, but she’s still incredible.

New Mexico COA Decides Lopez v. Buffalo Thunder Development Authority

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

June-15-2026-Todd-Lopez-v.-Buffalo-Thunder-Development-Authority-No.-A-1-CA-41863Download

Wisconsin SCT Affirms Tribal Immunity from In Rem Suits over Fairly Crabby Dissent

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Legend Lake Property Owners Assn v. Kashena:

Legend Lake OpinionDownload

Briefs here.

Imagine if Ada Deer and Lloyd Meeds were Supreme Court Justices.

Ninth Circuit Decides Welsh v. Loudbear

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Here is the opinion.

Briefs are not available.

Lower court materials here.

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Eleventh Circuit Rejects False Claims Act Suit against Miccosukee Gaming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Manzini v. Cypress:

Unpublished OpinionDownload
Opening BriefDownload
Answer BriefDownload
ReplyDownload

Lower court materials here.

Sixth Circuit Materials in Koenig v. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe Community College

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
KBOCC Brief.pdfDownload
KBIC Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium Amicus BriefDownload

Oklahoma SCT Rejects State Court Jurisdiction over Thlopthlocco Tribal Town Politics, Concurring Judge Shoehorns Castro-Huerta into Analysis

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Anderson v. Parish.

Briefs:

Anderson Faction BriefDownload
Tribal Town BriefDownload

Lower court materials:

Tribal Town DCT PetitionDownload
Ofuskee County DCT TRODownload
Anderson Faction DCT BriefDownload