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California SCT Rules against Immunity for Tribal Sovereign Lenders

December 23, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in People ex rel. Owens v. Miami Nation Enterprises.

We posted briefs here.

Tribal Lender Immune from Telephone Consumer Protection Act Suit

November 4, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Finn v. Great Plains Lending LLC (W.D. Okla.):

15 Motion to Dismiss

Florida Court Affirms Immunity of Tribally-Owned LLC

October 6, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Monahan v. Great Plains Lending, LLC (Fla. Cir. Ct.):

ca15-0449_order_granting_defendant_great_plains_lending_

E.D. Pennsylvannia Dismisses Claim Against Tribal Lender

February 26, 2016Sarah M Donnelly

Download memorandum here.

Court granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss in Finn v. Great Plains Lending (E.D. Penn. Feb. 23, 2016) for lack of jurisdiction.

Connecticut Court Recognizes Tribal Immunity, Remands to Allow Conn. Regulatory to Determine Whether Immunity Extends to Tribal Lender

November 24, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Great Plains Lending LLC v. State of Connecticut Dept. of Banking (Conn. Super.):

Briefs here.

Federal Court Dismisses Suit against Tribal Lending Entity Owned by Tunica-Biloxi Tribe

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Everette v. Mitchum (D. Md.):

21 MobiLoans Motion to Dismiss

22-1 Riverbend Finance Motion to Dismiss

30-1 Mitchem Motion to Dismiss

40 Response to MobiLoans

41 Response to 30 52 Mitchem Reply

53 Riverbend Finance Reply

57 MobiLoans Reply

59-1 Scott Tucker Motion to Dismiss

60 Response to 59

62 Everette v. Mitchem (D.MD) Memorandum Order

Briefs in Great Plains Lending LLC v. State of Connecticut Dept. of Banking

September 10, 2015November 24, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Great Plains Brief

Dept of Banking Brief

Otoe-Missouria Chairman’s Section 1983 Suit against Connecticut Banking Commissioner Dismissed

August 31, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Shotton v. Pitkin (W.D. Okla.):

12 Motion to Dismiss

Otoe-Missouria Tribal Chairman Brings Civil Rights Action against Connecticut Dept. of Banking

March 10, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Shotton v. Pitkin (W.D. Okla.):

An excerpt:

Plaintiff brings this action as a result of unlawful enforcement actions taken by Defendants against Plaintiff and Defendants’ entry of a state administrative order imposing a civil penalty of $700,000 against Plaintiff in his individual capacity and unlawfully restraining his conduct without due process of law and in violation of his individual right to immunity as a tribal official.

Our post on a related suit in Connecticut Superior Court action is here.

Otoe-Missouria Tribal Lender Appeals Connecticut Dept. of Banking Fines

January 26, 2015January 24, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Great Plains Lending LLC v. Connecticut Dept. of Banking (Conn. Super.):

News coverage here: “Oklahoma tribe appeals $1.5 million in payday lending fines.”