Navajo Nation et al v. Rael et al

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-00888

Court:

New Mexico

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

William P. Johnson

Government Agencies

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.