Western District of Washington

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Here is the unpublished opinion in Stillaguamish Indian Tribe v. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.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

Briefs in Opposition to Maverick Gaming Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Federal BIO

State of Washington BIO

Tribal BIO

Cert petition 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 Declines to Dismiss Enviro Challenge to Jamestown S’Klallam Oyster Farm

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Protect the Peninsula’s Future v. Haaland (W.D. Wash.):

22 Amended Complaint

44 Motion to Dismiss

56 Federal Response

57 Plaintiffs Response

60 Reply

65 DCT Order

Maverick Gaming LLP v. United States Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Maverick Cert PetitionDownload

Questions presented:

Whether Rule 19 requires dismissal of APA suits challenging federal agency action whenever a nonparty who benefited from that action asserts sovereign immunity.

Lower court materials here.

Washington Federal Court Remands Tribal Climate Change Claims to State Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in the consolidated cases, Makah Indian Tribe v. Exxon Mobile Corp. (W.D. Wash.) and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe v. Exxon Mobile Corp. (W.D. Wash.):

1 Notice of Removal.pdfDownload
1-1 Makah Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 Shoalwater Bay Complaint.pdfDownload
61 Motion to Remand.pdfDownload
75 Opposition.pdfDownload
76 Reply.pdfDownload
78 DCT Remand Order.pdfDownload

Lexington Insurance Co. v. Suquamish Tribe Cert Petition

ilpc

Here:

Cert Petition.pdfDownload
Brief in Opposition.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here. En banc materials here. District 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 Remands Duwamish Federal Recognition Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Duwamish Tribe v. Haaland (W.D. Wash.):

73 Federal Remand Motion.pdfDownload
75 Opposition.pdfDownload
86 Reply.pdfDownload
90 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Chinook Wins $117K Attorney Fee Award over Federal Acknowledgement Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Chinook Indian Nation v. Haaland (W.D. Wash.):

170 Motion for Attorney Fees.pdfDownload
177 Response.pdfDownload
184 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.