Federal Court Declines to Dismiss Copyright Infringement Action against Tribal Official

Here are the materials in Marlon Blackwell Architects PA v. HBG Design Inc. (E.D. Ark.):

1 Complaint

9 HBG Motion to Dismiss

11 Berrey Motion to Dismiss

13 Saracen Development Motion to Dismiss

17 Response

33 DCT Order

Federal Court Finds Factual Misrepresentations Made to Fourth Circuit in Williams v. Big Picture Loans LLC

Here are the materials in Williams v. Big Picture Loans LLC (E.D. Va.) (this case is on remand from the Fourth Circuit):

599 DCT Order

601 DCT Order

613 Martorello Statement of Position

624 Williams Response to 613

784 Williams Statement of Position

910 Williams Supplemental Memorandum

944 DCT Order

Excerpts: Continue reading

Oklahoma SCT Decides Comanche Nation of Oklahoma ex rel. Comanche Nation Tourism Center v. Coffey

Here is the opinion. From the syllabus:

Plaintiff/Appellant Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, ex rel. Comanche Nation Tourism Center, filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that Defendant/Appellant Wallace Coffey was indebted to it for the amount of the outstanding balance on an open account. The trial court granted Coffey’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and dismissed the case with prejudice. Thereafter, Coffey filed an application for prevailing party attorney fees pursuant to 12 O.S.2011 § 936. The trial court denied Coffey’s request for attorney fees, finding he was not the prevailing party because he had not prevailed on the merits of the action. Coffey appealed the order denying attorney fees, and this Court retained the appeal. We hold a defendant is not a “prevailing party” within the meaning of 12 O.S. § 936 when the court dismisses the action with prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The trial court’s order denying Coffey’s motion for attorney fees is affirmed.

Here are pdfs of the separate opinions:

Majority Opinion

Kauger DIssent

Combs Dissent

And the lone pleading I could locate:

Petition in Error

Federal Court Dismisses ICRA Takings Claim against Eastern Band Cherokee

Here are the materials in Ledford v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (W.D. N.C.):

14 Amended Complaint

17 Motion to Dismiss

20 Response

21 Reply

23 DCT Order

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claim that Tribe “Stole” Jackpot

Here are the materials in Dotson v. Tuniuca-Biloxi Gaming Commission:

Per Curiam Opinion

Dotson Brief

Tribe Brief

Selected lower court materials in Dotson v. Tuniuca-Biloxi Gaming Commission (W.D. La.) here:

52-1 Motion to Dismiss

77 Magistrate Report

81 DCT Order

Second Circuit Briefs in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner [bingo]

Here:

Tanner Brief

Cayuga Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Holds Tribe Cannot Unilaterally Change Speed Limit on State Highway on Reservation

Here are the materials in State of South Dakota v. Frazier (D.S.D.):

1 Complaint

3 Motion for Injunction

22 Motion to Dismiss

26 Opposition

34 DCt Order

Second Circuit Affirms Cuyuga Nation Immunity from County Taxes even under Immovable Property Exception

Here are the materials in Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Seneca County, New York:

CA2 Opinion

Seneca County Brief

Cayuga Tribe Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Seventh Circuit Rejects Fired Oneida Employee’s Civil Rights Claims

Here are the materials in Holtz v. Oneida Airport Hotel Corp.:

Per Curiam Opinion

Holtz Brief

Oneida Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Federal Bankruptcy Court Confirms Bankruptcy Act Does Not Abrogate Tribal Immunity [Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe]

Here are the relevant materials in In re Coughlin (D. Mass. Bkrcy.):

27 Motion to Enforce Automatic Stay

73-1 LDF Motion to Dismiss

74-1 LDF Businsess Corp Motion to Dismiss

82 Response to 73

84 Response to 74

92 Reply in Support of 73

93 Reply in Support of 74

97-1 Surreply

111 LDF Surreply to the Surreply

112 LDF Business Corp Surreply to the Surreply

113 Order