Western District of Wisconsin

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

Current Federal Court Materials in LDF Easement Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Pollard v. Johnson (W.D. Wis.):

26 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
28 Brief ISO Mot Prelim Injunct.pdfDownload
29 Prop Finding of Fact ISO Mot Prelim Injunct.pdfDownload
38 Def Brief ISO MTD Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
40.1 Proposed U.S. Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
41 Def Brief in Opp to Plain Amended Mot Prelim Injunct.pdfDownload
42 – Response to Facts.pdfDownload

Seventh Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Mestek v. Lac Courte Oreilles Community Health Center

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Briefs here.