Oglala Sioux Tribe Ordered to Arbitration in Service Agreement Dispute with Alltel (AT&T)

Here are the materials in Alltel v. Oglala Sioux Tribe (D. S.D.):

Alltel Service Agreement

Tribal Court Order Denying Alltel Motion to Dismiss

Alltel Motion for PI

OST First Motion to Dismiss

OST Second Motion to Dismiss

DCT Order on Arbitration

Ninth Circuit Dismisses ICRA Claim against Salt River

Here is the unpublished decision in Fields v. Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community.

Bolt v. Iowa Enterprises — Immunity from Title VII Claim

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

DCT Order Dismissing Bolt Claim

Iowa Enterprises Motion to Dismiss

Bolt Response

Iowa Enterprises Reply

Iowa Tribe Employee Motion to Dismiss

Bolt Response to Employee

Section 1983 Claim Against Tribe Fails

Here is the opinion from the Eastern District of California (via a magistrate judge): Clark v Rolling Hills Casino.

Hoffman v. Sandia Resort and Casino — Immunity from Jackpot Claims

Here is the opinion in January from the New Mexico Court of Appeals in Hoffman v. Sandia Resort and Casino (apparently the New Mexico Supreme Court denied review just recently). The claim involved a false jackpot, and the plaintiff had tribal remedies.

Cert Stage Reply Brief in Jeffredo v. Macarro (Pechanga Disenrollments)

Here: Jeffredo Cert Stage Reply Brief

Other materials are here.

Wyandotte Tribe Immunity Defense “Premature” in EEOC Charge

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.

Race Discrimination Complaint against Tulalip Resort Casino Dismissed

Apparently, this is the fifth suit brought by this particular plaintiff, and the third one in federal court. The case is Parks v. Tulalip Resort Casino (W.D. Wash.). Our earlier post on the first case is here.

Here are the materials:

DCT Order Dismissing Parks Third Federal Suit

Tulalip Motion to Dismiss

Parks’ Response

Tulalip Reply

Second Circuit Affirms Oneida Indian Nation’s Immunity from County Land Foreclosure Efforts

Here is the opinion in Oneida Indian Nation v. Madison County: Oneida v Madison County et al 05-6408

Title VII and ADEA Claims against Cherokee Business Dismissed

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

CND Motion to Dismiss

Somerlott Response

CND Reply

CND Notice of Supplemental Authority

DCT Order Dismissing Title VII and ADEA Claims