tribal sovereign immunity

Wisconsin Federal Court Enjoins Red Cliff Ojibwe Tribal Court Proceeding against Opioid Company

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in McKinsey & Company v. Boyd (W.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint

1-2 Tribal Court Complaint

5 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

26 Response

30-dct-orderDownload

California Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Defendants in Acres Bonusing v. Marston

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston (N.D. Cal.):

78-1 Boutin Jones Motion to Dismiss

79 Janssen Malloy Motion to Dismiss

80-1 Rapport Motion to Dismiss

82 Response

83 Boutin Jones Reply

84 Janssen Malloy Reply

85 Rapport Reply

89-dct-orderDownload

Prior post here.

Wisconsin Federal Court Dismisses Employment Suit against Great Lakes Inter-Tribal

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Seneca v. Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc. (W.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
10 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
14 Response.pdfDownload
15 Reply.pdfDownload
18 DCT Order.pdfDownload
Great Lakes Inter Tribal Council (GLITC) Dinner Dance [Earl Old Person and Eugene Taylor]

Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Affirms Immunity of Lucky Star Casino and Amerind Risk

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Tasso v. Lucky Star Casino:

Tasso Brief.pdfDownload
Lucky Star Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Opinion.pdfDownload

Wisconsin Federal Court Dismisses False Claims Act Suit brought by Former LCO Employee

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Mestek v. Lac Courte Oreilles Community Health Center (W.D. Wis.):

19 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
21 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
22 Brief ISO Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
25 Opposition.pdfDownload
26 Reply.pdfDownload
27 DCT Order.pdfDownload

California Federal Court Dismisses Anti-NAGPRA Scholar’s Free Speech Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Weiss v. Perez (N.D. Cal.):

16 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

31 San Jose State Motion to Dismiss

32 SJSU Opposition to 16

46 Reply in Support of 16

57 Opposition to 31’\

60 Reply in Support of 31

78-dct-orderDownload

Complaint posted here.

Utah Federal Court Holds Ute Tribe Still Owes $209K in Attorney Fees in Dispute with Former Contractor

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the updated materials in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe (D. Utah):

297 DCT Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Sanctions Order

302 Ute Motion to Recover Costs

303 Ute Motion for Relief from Judgment

304 Ute Motion for Stay

308 Becker Opposition to 303

309 Becker Opposition to 304

310 Jurrius Opposition to 304

314 Ute Reply in Support of 304

315 DCT Order Granting Ute Motion to Recover Costs

325-dct-orderDownload

Prior post on the attorney fee sanction against Ute here.

Prior post on the Tenth Circuit decision in this case favoring Ute here.

First Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Act Impliedly Abrogates Tribal Immunity

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in In re Coughlin:

In re Coughlin.pdfDownload
Alert — circuit split

Briefs here.

Fourth Circuit Briefs in Williams v. Martorello [Tribal Lending]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Williams Brief.pdfDownload
Martorello Brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Alaska Federal Court Denies Rule 19 Motion in Tribal Health Care Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Southcentral Foundation v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (D. Alaska), on remand from the Ninth Circuit (materials here):

296 ANTHC Rule 19 Motion

302 Response

308-1 Amicus Brief

310 Reply

316 Southcentral Motion for Summary

317 Response

322 Reply

334-dct-order-denying-rule-19-motionDownload
Rule 19 doesn’t work well when it’s dark outside. . . .