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  1. July 31, 2018

    Nooksack Officials Beat Tribe Members' RICO Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday tossed a suit by Nooksack Indian Tribe members alleging tribal officials conspired to disenroll them, saying that the federal government's recognition of tribal leadership deprived the court of jurisdiction over those claims.

  2. April 11, 2018

    Nooksack Tribal Officials Denied Way Out Of RICO Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Nooksack Indian Tribe officials for a ruling that the court couldn't hear claims the officials conspired to disenroll a group of tribe members, saying the Ninth Circuit must rule on whether federal courts have jurisdiction over the suit.

  3. March 28, 2018

    Nooksack Members Say Tribal Officials Can't Avoid RICO Suit

    Nooksack Indian Tribe members have urged a Washington federal judge to reject several tribal officials' bid for a ruling that the court can no longer hear a suit claiming the officials conspired to disenroll the members, saying the federal government's recent recognition of the tribe's government doesn't have anything to do with an alleged scheme to defraud its members.

  4. October 26, 2017

    Nooksack Members' RICO Suit Paused For Tribe Election

    A federal judge in Washington has pressed pause on a suit brought by a group of Nooksack Indian Tribe members claiming that tribal officials improperly conspired to disenroll them from the tribe, saying that an upcoming tribal election could impact whether the court has jurisdiction in the case.

  5. June 06, 2017

    Nooksack Members Fight Tribal Judge's Latest Immunity Bid

    A group of Nooksack Indian Tribe members told a Washington federal court Tuesday that the tribe's chief judge is making a "premature" bid to escape their claims that he and other tribal officials conspired to strip the members of their enrollment in the tribe.

  6. May 18, 2017

    Nooksack Judge Cites Immunity In Seeking To Duck RICO Suit

    The chief judge of the Nooksack Tribal Court pressed a Washington federal court Wednesday to rule that his judicial immunity insulates him from a group of tribe members' claims that he and other tribal officials have flouted the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by conspiring to strip them of their enrollment in the tribe.

  7. May 04, 2017

    Nooksack Members Say Tribal Judge Must Face RICO Claims

    A group of Nooksack Indian Tribe members expanded their Washington federal court claims against a chief tribal judge Wednesday in an effort to demonstrate that he knew about the U.S. Department of the Interior's determination that he lacked jurisdiction and that he thus violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

  8. May 02, 2017

    Nooksack Judge Ducks RICO Disenrollment Dispute, For Now

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a tribal court judge from a suit in which a group of Nooksack Indian Tribe members are seeking to stave off their disenrollment from the tribe after finding him entitled to judicial immunity, though the members are planning to quickly amend their claims against him.

  9. April 27, 2017

    Wash. Judge Keeps Most Claims Against Nooksack Officials

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday largely preserved a suit against Nooksack Tribal Council members and other officials by several tribe members seeking to stave off disenrollment, deferring to the U.S. Department of the Interior's decisions that the council members don't currently have the authority to represent the tribe.

  10. April 05, 2017

    Wash. Judge Won't Sanction Nooksack Members' Attys

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request for sanctions against a group of tribe members and their counsel for improperly filing a False Claims Act claim against several Nooksack Tribal Council members amid a disenrollment dispute, but said he would be keeping an eye out for "any future procedural errors."

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