Tulalip Tribes

Ninth Circuit Rejects Stillaguamish Effort to Expand U&A Territory [U.S. v. Washington Subproceeding 17-03]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Stillaguamish Indian Tribe v. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Stillaguamish v. Upper Skagit [U.S. v. Washington Subproceeding 17-03]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs:

Stillaguamish Opening Brief

Sauk-Suiattle Amicus Brief

Skallam Tribes Answer Brief

Swinomish Answer Brief

Tulalip Answer Brief

Upper Skagit Answer Brief

Upper Skagit Response to Sauk-Suiattle

Stillaguamish Reply

Lower court materials here.

Washington Federal Court Dismisses Sauk-Suiattle U&A Request for Determination

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 24-01 (W.D. Wash.):

3 Sauk-Suiattle Request for Determination.pdfDownload
27 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
29 Opposition.pdfDownload
30 Upper Skagit Reply.pdfDownload
32 Suquamish Swinomish Tulalip Reply.pdfDownload
36 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Washington Federal Court Issues Revised Order in Stillaguamish U&A Litigation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 17-03 (W.D. Wash.):

333 DCT OrderDownload

Briefs are here.

Ninth Circuit Remands Stillaguamish U&A Subproceeding on Procedural Grounds, Judges Separately Debate Efficacy of Continuing Federal Court Jurisdiction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the decision in United States v. Washington subproceeding 17-03, captioned Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. State of Washington.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in United States v. Washington Subproceeding 17-03 — Stillaguamish U&A

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Oral argument here:

Briefs here:

Stillaguamish Brief.pdfDownload
Hoh Answer Brief.pdfDownload
S’Klallam Tribes Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Swinomish Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Tulalip Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Upper Skagit Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Lummi’s U&A Fishing Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Swinomish Indian Community v. Lummi Nation.

Briefs here. Lower court materials here.

Washington COA Rejects Tribal Employee Immunity Defense, But Rejects Liability on the Merits [DV Wrongful Death @ Tulalip]

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Here are the available materials in Pitoitua v. Gaube (Wash. Ct. App.):

Opinion.pdfDownload
Respondent’s Brief.PDFDownload

Washington Federal Court Declines to Expand Stillaguamish Fishing Territory

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 17-03 (W.D. Wash.):

271 Upper Skagit Rule 52c Motion.pdfDownload
273 Tulalip Response.pdfDownload
288 Stillaguamish Brief.pdfDownload
289 Squaxin Island Brief.pdfDownload
290 Skokomish Brief.pdfDownload
291 Sklallam Tribes Brief.pdfDownload
292 Nisqually Brief.pdfDownload
293 Swinomish Brief.pdfDownload
295 Tulalip Brief.pdfDownload
298 Upper Skagit Brief.pdfDownload
312 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior posts here, here, and here.

Judge Martinez Orders Trial in Stillaguamish U&A Subproceeding

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Skagit canoes pulled up onto beach near Coupeville, Whidbey Island Washington, ca. 1895

Here are the new materials in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 17-03 (W.D. Wash.):

170 Stillaguamish Motion

174 Upper Skagit Motion

176 Tulalip Motion

178 Stillaguamish Motion re Laches

179 Swinomish Motion

191 Upper Skagit Response to 170

193 Stillaguamish Response to 179

194 Stillaguamish Response to 176

195 Stillaguamish Response to 174

198 Swinomish Response to 170

200 Tulalip Response to 170

204 Upper Skagit Reply in Support of 174

205 Tulalip Reply in Support of 176

206 Stillaguamish Reply in Support of 170

207 Swinomish Reply in Support of 179

252-dct-orderDownload