Eagle Bear Inc. et al v. The Blackfeet Indian Nation et al
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4:21-cv-00088
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February 28, 2024
Court Will Hear Arguments In Camp Operator's Bond Dispute
A Montana federal judge will hear arguments next month to determine whether a campground operator can pay a bond in cash as opposed to a third-party surety that will allow it to stay the case over a lease dispute with the Blackfeet Nation pending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
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February 12, 2024
Judge Amends Camp Operator's $1M Surety Bond Order
A federal district judge has agreed to modify a Montana campground operator's $1 million surety bond stay order pending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit, saying the company's proposed substitution of its projected net income for 2024 raises questions about its reported principal income.
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January 24, 2024
Campground Operator Must Pay $1M Bond, Judge Says
A Montana campground operator has until early March to post a $1 million surety bond, a federal district court judge determined while rejecting the company's bid to cut the amount in half pending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
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January 19, 2024
Camp Operator Wants $1M Surety Bond Order Cut In Half
A Montana campground operator is asking a federal judge to cut nearly in half a $1 million surety bond order that would allow a stay to remain in place, saying the amount far exceeds any potential impact on the Blackfeet Nation in a long-running land lease dispute.
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January 05, 2024
Stay Would Let Camp Co. Keep Reaping Millions, Tribe Says
The Blackfeet Nation is urging a Montana federal judge to reject a campground operator's bid to stay a ruling that its lease was canceled 15 years ago, arguing the company is only trying to keep unlawfully occupying and profiting from its land.
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December 21, 2023
Montana Camp Operator Seeks Stay In Tribal Lease Dispute
A Montana campground operator is asking a federal district court for a stay on an order that found in favor of the Blackfeet Indian Nation in a decadelong land lease dispute, saying the ruling will likely cause it to liquidate its assets before an appeal on the issue is resolved.
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December 12, 2023
Blackfeet Nation Freed Of Claims It Broke Campground Lease
A Montana federal court has favored the Blackfeet Nation in private campground operator Eagle Bear Inc.'s suit over its lease on tribal land, throwing out the case with prejudice after finding the business illegally operated the property on Indian trust land for 15 years.
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September 28, 2022
No Bankruptcy Stay For Campground's Suit Against Blackfeet
A Montana federal judge has ruled that it is up to him and not a bankruptcy court to decide whether the federal government properly canceled a Blackfeet Indian Nation lease with private campground operator Eagle Bear on tribal land.
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September 21, 2022
BIA Docs Show Gov't Axed Campground Lease, Blackfeet Say
Internal records from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs prove that, in 2008, the agency canceled a private campground's lease on Blackfeet Indian Nation land, the tribe said Wednesday, urging a Montana federal judge to toss litigation in which the camp operator is challenging its removal.
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June 10, 2022
Blackfeet And Bankrupt Campsite Tussle Over Tribal Court
The Blackfeet Nation and campground operator Eagle Bear Inc. debated whether a tribal court should hear their case over a disputed lease, after Eagle Bear's bankruptcy petition put a hold on the dispute.