Western District of Wisconsin

Trespass on Tribal Lands by Pipeline Companies Remains Legal in Wisconsin

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Enbridge Energy Company (W.D. Wis.) allowing Enbridge to continue to trespass on Ojibwe lands without any meaningful consequence because they are an oil company and Canada likes their oil(?):

DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

This kind of makes sense, right?

Enbridge Claims It Cannot Meet July 2026 Deadline to Shut Down Line 5 on Bad River Rez and Demands More Time

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Enbridge Energy Company (W.D. Wis.):

708 Enbridge Motion for Stay.pdfDownload
748 Bad River Response.pdfDownload

Previous post.

Wisconsin Federal Court Decides Lac du Flambeau Roads Controversy

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Here is the federal court order in three cases, United States v. Town of Flambeau, No. 23-355 (W.D. Wis.), Anderson v. Newland, No. 23-777 (W.D. Wis.), and Town of Flambeau v. Newland, No. 23-541 (W.D. Wis.):

23 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Here are materials in 23-541:

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
10 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
14 Opposition.pdfDownload
18 Reply.pdfDownload

Here are materials in 23-355:

61 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
138 US Motion for Summary Judgment.pdfDownload
143 Town Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.pdfDownload
151 US Opposition.pdfDownload
156 Town Opposition.pdfDownload
176 US Reply.pdfDownload
184 Town Reply.pdfDownload

Wisconsin Federal Court Allows Race Discrimination Claim against Bank to Proceed on behalf of Native American Church Practitioners

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Mashkikii Boodawaaning (Medicine Fireplace) Inc. v. Chippewa Valley Agency Ltd. (W.D. Wis.):

11 Amended Complaint.PDFDownload
14 Motion to Dismiss.PDFDownload
15 Opposition.PDFDownload
16 Reply.PDFDownload
20 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Materials in Town of Lac du Flambeau v. Newland [National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
11 Federal Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
14 Response.pdfDownload
18 Reply.pdfDownload

Seventh Circuit Briefs in Bad River v. Enbridge

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Enbridge Brief.pdfDownload
Canada Brief.pdfDownload
Bad River Opening Brief.pdfDownload
State of Michigan Brief.pdfDownload
Great Lakes Businesses Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here, here, and here.

Seventh Circuit Affirms Immunity of LCO Health Care Center and Officials

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Mestek v. Lac Courte Oreilles Community Health Center:

CA7 Opinion.pdfDownload

Materials here.

Wisconsin Federal Court Again Declines to Shut Down Line 5 on Bad River Reservation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Enbridge Energy Co. Inc. (W.D. Wis.):

684 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Briefs here.

Jaune Smith

Bad River Ojibwe Moves to Shut Down Line 5 after Spring Flooding Exposes Line 5 Pipeline

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Enbridge Energy Co. Inc. (W.D. Wis.):

629 Bad River Motion.pdfDownload
655 Enbridge Brief.pdfDownload
657 Propane Companies Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
659 Energy Companies Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
665 Michigan Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Native American Church Suing Bank for Discrimination Based on Peyote and Race

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Mashkikii-Boodawaaning (Medicine Fireplace) v. Chippewa Valley Valley Agency Ltd. (W.D. Wis.):

11 First Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
14 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
15 Opposition.pdfDownload
16 Reply.pdfDownload