Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. State of Utah et al

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Case Number:

2:13-cv-00276

Court:

Utah

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Robert J. Shelby

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  1. February 01, 2016

    Utah, Counties Fight Tribe's Push To Halt Prosecutions

    The state of Utah and three counties pressed a federal court on Friday to deny a tribe's bid to block them from exercising criminal jurisdiction over tribal members on its reservation in an enduring dispute over reservation boundaries.

  2. September 28, 2015

    Utah City Pushes For Depositions In Tribal Jurisdiction Case

    A Utah city urged a federal court Friday to compel a Native American tribe to provide prepared witnesses during discovery in the tribe's case seeking to bar county and state law enforcement actions on reservation lands, claiming the refusal to turn over witnesses is harming the process.

  3. September 24, 2015

    Utah County Says Tribe Is Stalling In Prosecutions Row

    The Ute Indian Tribe is unnecessarily prolonging a dispute over the alleged illegal prosecution of tribe members for on-reservation offenses by raising objections to a proposed discovery order, a Utah county told a federal court Wednesday.

  4. August 20, 2015

    Utes Slams State, County In Sanctions Bid Over Prosecutions

    The Ute Indian Tribe in federal court Thursday renewed its bid for sanctions against the state of Utah and one of its counties for allegedly continuing to prosecute tribe members for on-reservation traffic offenses, saying the Tenth Circuit had already put the governments on notice that such actions would result in sanctions.

  5. August 10, 2015

    Man Can't Duck State Traffic Charge As Tribe Member

    A self-identified Ute Indian Tribe member claiming the state cannot prosecute him for a traffic offense does not legally qualify as a Native American and committed the alleged violation outside tribal lands, a Utah federal judge ruled Friday.

  6. May 06, 2015

    Utes Object To Town's Dismissal Order In Jurisdiction Row

    The Ute Indian Tribe objected Tuesday in Utah federal court to a town's proposed order to certify its dismissal from a suit over the allegedly illegal prosecution of tribal members, arguing that the town's "pro forma" draft order doesn't justify its determinations.