Archive for Category: Ninth Circuit

No Casino in Plymouth v. NIGC Cert Petition

Here: cert-petitionDownload Questions presented: Did the Ninth Circuit err when it dismissed plaintiffs’ challenge to DOI’s approval of a trust transfer for the Ione Band

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Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation Cert Petition [Rule 19 & Tribal Immunity]

Here: Klamath Irrigation District Cert Petition.pdfDownload Question presented: Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 requires dismissal of an action challenging a federal agency’s use

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Slockish v. Dept. of Transportation Cert Petition

Here: slockish-petitionDownload Question presented: Whether the Ninth Circuit’s mootness ruling warrants summary reversal where the panel clearly misapprehended governing law on mootness and on the

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Ninth Circuit Orders Chickasaw Nation to Arbitration with Pharmacy Benefits Manager

Here is the opinion in Caremark LLC v. Chickasaw Nation. Briefs: Opening Brief.pdfDownload Answer Brief.pdfDownload US Chamber of Commerce Amicus Brief.PDFDownload Washington Legal Foundation Amicus

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Ninth Circuit Briefs in Northwestern Band of Shoshone Indians v. State of Idaho

Topside briefs here: NW Shoshone 9 cir brief.pdfDownload US Amicus Brief.pdfDownload Utah Amicus Brief.pdfDownload Sacred Ground Amicus Brief.pdfDownload Response briefs TK. Lower court materials here.

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