No. 20-8455

April Ledford v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cherokee-nation civil-rights due-process habeas-corpus indian-civil-rights-act judicial-review property-rights standing tribal-court tribal-remedies
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do 11 men and women have the right to change a will deemed valid by The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCD and by the State of North Carolina, resulting in that man's widow homeless?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented for Review 1. Do 11 men and women have the right to change a will deemed valid by The Eastern Band of Cherokee . "Indians (EBCD and by the State of North Carolina, resulting in that man’s widow homeless? 2. Is the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (CRA) only limited to cases involving Habeas Corpus? : . 3. exhausted tribal remedies before seeking a jury trial in Federal Court. 4. The EBCI violated Petitioner’s due process. ,

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-13
Waiver of right of respondent Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to respond filed.
2021-06-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2021)

Attorneys

April Ledford
April Ledford — Petitioner
April Ledford — Petitioner
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Dale A. CurridenThe Van Winkle Law Firm, Respondent
Dale A. CurridenThe Van Winkle Law Firm, Respondent