Navajo Nation et al v. Rael et al
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1:16-cv-00888
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July 12, 2017
Navajo Can't Revive NM State Court Jurisdiction Challenge
A New Mexico federal judge stayed firm Tuesday on a recent decision to toss a lawsuit in which the Navajo Nation contests a state court's jurisdiction over a dispute accusing a tribe member of interfering with the use of an irrigation ditch on his property, finding no good reason for a redo.
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June 07, 2017
NM Judge, DA Say Tribe Can't Redo State Court Ruling
A New Mexico district attorney and a state judge on Tuesday asked a federal court to reject the Navajo Nation’s bid to revive a Navajo member’s property dispute after the court ruled the suit relitigates issues already decided by the state judge, saying there are no exceptions to the prohibition on relitigating such issues.
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April 11, 2017
NM Judge Nixes Navajo Challenge To State Court Jurisdiction
A New Mexico federal judge on Tuesday tossed a suit by the Navajo Nation contesting a state court’s jurisdiction over a property dispute involving a Navajo member, saying the tribe was trying to relitigate issues already decided by a state judge.
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February 28, 2017
Navajo Again Hit Back On State Judge's Jurisdiction Claims
The Navajo Nation on Monday rebuked a state judge's bid to have a federal judge reject the tribe's argument that a state court lacks jurisdiction over a dispute involving a tribe member who allegedly interfered with the use of an irrigation ditch on his property, saying a piece of land at issue is an allotment in Indian Country.
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February 09, 2017
Judge, DA Reject Navajo Notion State Court Lacks Power
A New Mexico district attorney and state judge each pressed a federal court Wednesday to reject the Navajo Nation's argument that a state court lacks jurisdiction over a dispute involving a tribe member who allegedly interfered with the use of an irrigation ditch on his property.
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January 18, 2017
Navajo Nation Wants To Get Land Use Suit Out Of State Court
The Navajo Nation pressed a New Mexico federal court on Wednesday to rule that a state court lacks jurisdiction over a dispute accusing a tribe member of interfering with the use of an irrigation ditch on his property.
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December 19, 2016
NM State Judge Defends Authority Over Tribal Land Use Row
A New Mexico state judge told a federal court on Thursday that he has jurisdiction over a dispute accusing a Navajo Nation tribe member of interfering with the use of an irrigation ditch on his land, despite the tribe's efforts to block the state judge from presiding over the dispute.
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August 04, 2016
Navajo Nation Looks To Block State's Suit Over Land Use
The Navajo Nation asked a New Mexico federal court Wednesday to block a district attorney from bringing and a state judge from presiding over a lawsuit that accuses a tribe member of interfering with the use of an irrigation ditch on an allotment.