Sixth Circuit Briefs in Bay Mills Indian Community v. Whitmer [formerly Snyder]

Here:

bmic-opening-brief.pdf

state’s brief

BMIC Reply

Other briefs TK

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Rejects Counties/Cities & Tribe’s Motions in LTBB Reservation Boundaries Case

Here are the orders in Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Whitmer (W.D. Mich.):

554 dct order on defendants’ motion

555 dct order on tribe’s motion

Materials here.

Federal Judge Declines to Quash Subpoenas of Tribal General Counsel

Here are the materials in Wichtman v. Martorello (W.D. Mich.):

1-1 motion to quash

3 order

Michigan Prevails over Bay Mills Indian Community re: Vanderbilt Casino Property

Here is the order in Bay Mills Indian Community v. Snyder (W.D. Mich.):

91 DCT Order

Briefs here.

Related posts here.

Spurr v. Pope Decision in WD Michigan [Tribal Court Jurisdiction to Issue PPO]

33_Opinion and Order

Briefing here:
21 Motion for PI
22 Response
23 Reply
26 DCT Briefing Order
30 Motion to Dismiss
31 Response
32 Reply

Update II in KBIC Suit against Michigan Treasury

Here are the newest materials in Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri (W.D. Mich.):

152 state response to tribal motion for partial summary j

163 kbic reply in support of motion

200 motion for protective order

207 kbic response to 200

212 reply in support of 200

219 magistrate order re discovery

226 state motion for reconsideration of discovery order

235 kbic response to motion for reconsideration

240 magistrate order denying reconsideration

250 state notice of appeal re discovery order

259 KBIC Opposition

Prior posts here.

Little Traverse Moves for Summary Judgment in Reservation Boundaries Case

Here are the materials in Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Snyder (W.D. Mich.):

Docket 311 – Tribe’s Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312 – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312-1 – Ex Index – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312-2 – Ex. A – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312-3 – Ex. B – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312-4 – Ex. C – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312-5 – Ex. D – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312-6 – Ex. E – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Docket 312-7 – Ex. F – Tribe’s Memo iso Motion for Partial SJ re 1994 Reaffirmation of Rights

Prior posts here.

UPDATE (5/11/2018):

332 Cities and Counties Brief

333 Associations Brief

335 Snyder Brief

352 LTBB Reply

429 cities motion to dismiss

513 ltbb response

530 cities reply

543 LTBB supplemental brief

552 dct order

 

US Attorney Office for the Western District of Michigan Posts AUSA Job

Here.

Jeff Davis to Join Private Practice

Jeff Davis, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the tribal liaison for the Western District of Michigan, has decided to leave the United States Attorney’s Office in Grand Rapids for private practice. Here is his letter to tribes announcing his departure:

Jeff Davis Letter

Jeff has been the tribal liaison for the Western District of Michigan for many years. Long before the Indian Law and Order Commission (of which he was a member), the Michigan Tribal-State-Federal Judicial Forum (of which was also a participant), and VAWA (which he has been instrumental in implementing), Jeff was one of the relatively few AUSAs in the country who took Indian country crime seriously. Well, he was one of the first and often only tribal liaisons west of the Mississippi for many years. He leaves an important legacy for the next tribal liaison in GR.

We wish Jeff luck in his new endeavors. Miigwetch is the right way to say thanks and chi-miigwetch is the way to say many thanks, but neither captures the amount of gratitude Indian country owes Jeff Davis.

Update in KBIC Suit against Michigan Treasury Dept.

Here are the materials in Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri (W.D. Mich.):

99 state motion re state prosecutions

115 kb motion for protective order

126 kb motion for summary j re sales and use taxes

143 magistrate order granting protective order