January 25, 2017
A California federal judge on Tuesday elaborated on a prior decision to reject the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians' bid to freeze the assets of former tribal officials it has accused of a sprawling embezzlement scheme and gave a bank a quick win on claims by the tribe that it had helped the ex-leaders.
January 13, 2017
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians told a California federal judge Thursday that the recent indictment of three former tribal officials on embezzlement charges bolsters its case against a bank that allegedly knew the ex-leaders were exploiting their positions to steal from the tribe.
December 09, 2016
A California federal magistrate judge on Thursday called behavior during a discovery dispute between the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians and a bank it has asserted claims against in its lawsuit accusing former tribal officials of a sprawling embezzlement scheme "unacceptable."
November 04, 2016
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians urged a California federal judge on Thursday to reject a quick win sought by a bank the tribe has asserted claims against in its lawsuit accusing former tribal officials of a sprawling embezzlement scheme, blasting the bank as having painted itself as a savior.
October 19, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed claims asserted against a bank, a pension company and a financial adviser in a massive lawsuit by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians accusing former tribal officials of a wide-reaching embezzlement scheme.
September 23, 2016
Four former Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians officials accused by the tribe of a sprawling embezzlement scheme blasted current tribal leaders' request to finalize their escape from the dispute in California federal court Thursday.
September 14, 2016
A pension company on Tuesday continued to urge a California federal court to nix the latest claims asserted against it in a massive lawsuit by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians accusing former tribal officials of a wide-reaching embezzlement scheme, saying they are grounded in "fantasy and fiction."
September 09, 2016
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians urged a California federal court Thursday to reject a bid by a financial adviser to exit the tribe's suit over an alleged embezzlement scheme by former tribal officials, saying the adviser played a key role in organizing and carrying out the ex-officials' plan.
September 01, 2016
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians pressed a California federal court on Wednesday not to let a pension company duck the latest version of claims asserted against it in the tribe’s massive lawsuit accusing former tribal officials of a wide-reaching embezzlement scheme.
August 26, 2016
Paskenta Band members told a California federal judge on Thursday that to protect against their incurring further expenses, he should finalize the dismissal of claims brought against them by ex-tribal officials who themselves are accused by the tribe of a sprawling embezzlement scheme.