Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does sovereign immunity bar the federal courts' consideration of a declaratory judgment action to determine whether Respondent Tribes can exercise regulatory/taxing authority over real property owned in fee by Petitioners non-Indians, pursuant to allotments that were authorized by the Tribes' treaty with the United States?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Does sovereign immunity bar the federal courts’ consideration of a declaratory judgment action to determine whether Respondent Tribes can exercise regulatory/taxing authority over real property owned in fee by Petitioners non-Indians, pursuant to allotments that were authorized by the Tribes’ treaty with the United States? “i TABLES OF CONTENTS STATUTES AND TREATIES INVOLVED.1 JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT . cece 5 REASONS FOR GRANTING THE PETITION. 8 A. Tribes Have No _ Sovereign Authority Over Non-Indian Fee Land. .c
2019-05-23
Reply of petitioners Thomas Mitchell, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2019-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
2019-05-06
Brief of respondent Tulalip Tribes of Washington in opposition filed.
2019-03-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2019 to May 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-03-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 6, 2019.
2019-03-21
Response to motion from petitioner Thomas Mitchell, et al. filed.
2019-03-21
Letter in response to petitioner’s March 21, 2019 letter received.
2019-03-21
Letter in response to respondent's March 21, 2019 letter from petitioner Thomas Mitchell, et al. received.
2019-03-05
Response Requested. (Due April 4, 2019)
2019-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent Tulalip Tribes of Washington to respond filed.
2019-01-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2019)