Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Santa Ysabel’s Bankruptcy Petition

Here are the materials:

DCT Minute Order

US Motion to Dismiss

San Diego County Motion to Dismiss

Santa Ysabel Omnibus Response to US & County Motions

US Reply

San Diego County Reply

Yavapai-Apache Nation Reply

Prior materials here and here and here and here.

Santa Ysabel Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Tribal Bankruptcy Petition

Here:

Santa Ysabel Opposition [with exhibits]

Santa Ysabel Opposition (Brief only)

The other pleadings are here.

News coverage here.

Update in Santa Ysabel Bankruptcy Case

There are now two motions to dismiss:

San Diego County Motion to Dismiss

Yavapai-Apache Motion to Dismiss

The petition and attachments are here.

Yavapai-Apache Motion to Dismiss Santa Ysabel Bankruptcy Petition

Here:

Yavapai-Apache Motion to Dismiss

The petition and attachments are here.

Arizona Appeals Court Declines to Dismiss Appeal of Non-Indian Party Suing Yavapai-Apache

Strange little case, unpublished in the Arizona Reporter, and captioned MM&A Prods., LLC v. Tang.

The court previously held that the underlying contract claim against the Yavapai-Apache Nation should be dismissed. But the plaintiffs keep coming: Continue reading

Arizona Bald Eagle Delisting – Center for Biological Diversity v. Kempthorne

The DCT for the District of the Arizona granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs challenging the Department of Interior’s delisting of the bald eagle in Arizona. Here is the Center for Biological Diversity’s press release. Several tribes participated as amici.

Here are the legal materials:

DCT Order

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