Western District of Oklahoma – Page 3

Federal Court Rejects Canadian Citizen’s Effort to Invoke Right to Cross Border at Akwesasne

September 28, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Malachowski v. United States (W.D. Okla.):

Oklahoma Sues Interior over Mining Regulatory Jurisdiction on the Creek Reservation

July 20, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in State of Oklahoma v. Dept. of the Interior (W.D. Okla.):

1 complaint.pdf Download

Non-Indian’s Habeas Petition Rooted in McGirt Rejected

May 28, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Woods v. Nunn (W.D. Okla.):

1 Habeas Petition

5 Magistrate Report

7 DCT Order

8 Magistrate Report 2

9 DCT Order

Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Title VII Claims against Chickasaw Nation Business

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Bacy v. Chickasaw Nation Industries Inc.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Answer Brief

Lower court opinion here:

40 DCT Order

Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Comanche Claims against US over Chickasaw Casino

March 26, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. de la Vega [formerly Zinke, then Bernhardt, and now should be Haaland] (W.D. Okla.):

106-1 Second Amended Complaint

113 Motion to Dismiss

120 Response

123 Reply

124 DCT Order

Prior posts here, here, and here.

Federal Court Dismisses Prisoner Suit Seeking CARES Act Money from Kiowa Tribe

March 25, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Strange v. Kiowa Tribe (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint

12 Magistrate Report

15 DCT Order

Jimcy McGirt’s Religious Freedom Claims Dismissed

December 28, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in McGirt v. Whitten (W.D. Okla.):

Federal Court Holds Oklahoma Gaming Compacts Automatically Extend to 2035

July 28, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cherokee Nation v. Stitt (W.D. Okla.):

125-1 Tribes Motion for Summary Judgment

126 State Motion for Summary Judgment

128 Wichita Tribes Motion for Summary Judgment

140 Tribes Response

141 State Response

142 State Response to Wichita Tribes

145 Wichita Tribes Response

149 DCT Order

Case tag here.

HCN News Profile on Oklahoma Governor Stitt Continues with Original Documents

February 25, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “The Cherokee Nation once fought to disenroll Gov. Kevin Stitt’s ancestors.”

Prior article here.