Here:
Update: Oregon Amicus
Lower court materials are here.
Western District of Washington
Judge Martinez Grants Makah Motion for Summary Judgment in U&A Dispute with Quinault and Quileute
Here are the materials in United States v. Washington subproceeding 09-1 (W.D. Wash.):
Federal Court Denies Motion for TRO to Enjoin Nooksack Disenrollment Election
Here are the materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
4-Motion for TRO and Proposed Order
23 Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Application for a TRO
SCT Denied Cert in Miller v. Wright — Challenge to Puyallup Tax Agreement
Additional Tribal Court Materials in Nooksack Tribal Disenrollment Case — Second Emergency Motion for TRO
Here are the new materials in Lomeli v. Kelly (Nooksack Tribal Ct.):
Second Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
Defendants’ Response in Opposition to Second Emer Motion for TRO
Reply in Support of Second Emergency Motion for TRO
Tribal Court Order Denying Second TRO Motion re Election
Tribal Court Order Denying Second TRO Re General Special Meetings
Update in Nooksack Membership Dispute
News coverage here. Previous post on the recent tribal court litigation. And an update on tribal court filings:
Second Declaration of Gabriel S. Galanda
And a federal complaint alleging FOIA violations by the Bureau of Indian Affairs — St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
St Germain v Interior Complaint
Miller v Wright Cert Opposition Brief
Here:
The petition is here. No chance for a grant. I wouldn’t have even filed an opposition….
Update in Federal Trespass Action at Makah (U.S. v. Ray)
The federal court, after ordering the United States DOJ to exhaust tribal court remedies (an order that apparently made the government’s attorneys ornery), granting partial summary judgment to the government.
Here are the new materials in United States v. Ray (W.D. Wash.):
DCT Order Granting Partial Summary J
US Motion for Partial Summary J
And the Makah tribal court materials:
US Petition for Determination of Makah Tribal Law
The post on the federal court’s requirement that the government seek a tribal court determination of tribal law is here.
The underlying complaint is here.
Stillaguamish RICO Suit against Former Elected Officials and Others to Proceed against Most Defendants
Here are the materials in Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. Nelson (W.D. Wash.):
323 Ashley Motion for Summary J
339 Stillaguamish Response to Ashley Motion
342 Stillaguamish Response to Chapman and Nelson Motions
DCT Order on Defendants Motion for Summary J
Complaint and earlier materials here.
Miller v. Wright Cert Petition
Here:
Questions presented:
The questions presented in this case are:
1. Whether Indian tribal immunity from suit allows the Indian tribe, a price fixing competitor, to be immune from federal anti-trust laws?
2. Whether the officials of an Indian tribe, acting beyond their authority, can be protected by tribal immunity when prospective relief is sought?
Lower court materials here.
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