Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa v. Cummins et al

  1. October 29, 2024

    Mining Co. Must Hand Over Docs To Tribe In Minn. Land Row

    A Minnesota federal magistrate judge has determined that the vast majority of documents that a Native American tribe is seeking from a mining company in a land exchange dispute must be turned over to the tribe, ruling that discovery sought prior to 2016 is relevant to the case.

  2. May 29, 2024

    Tribe Says Mining Co. Can't Protect 500 Docs In Land Suit

    A Native American tribe has asked a Minnesota federal court to ignore a mining company's objections to a magistrate judge's order compelling it to produce nearly 500 documents related to a land exchange dispute, arguing that it failed to establish attorney-client privilege claims.

  3. May 07, 2024

    PolyMet Land Swap Discovery Order Paused, For Now

    PolyMet Mining doesn't have to produce information it had previously withheld in a Minnesota tribe's challenge to undo a land swap, a federal district court determined after the company asked for emergency relief to avoid any potential harm it said could come from wrongfully disclosing privileged documentation.

  4. April 30, 2024

    PolyMet Must Give Up More Info In Mining Land Swap Suit

    A federal judge has declined to sanction a Minnesota mining company in a discovery challenge by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa but ordered it to produce certain previously withheld information in the tribe's bid to undo a land swap for copper and nickel mining.

  5. February 20, 2024

    Fond Du Lac Tribe Seeks Sanctions In Mining Land Suit

    The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has asked a Minnesota federal judge to sanction PolyMet Mining Inc. in the tribe's suit over a land swap for a copper and nickel mine, arguing that the company and its lawyers are obstructing the discovery process.

  6. February 27, 2023

    Mining Co. Can't End Fond Du Lac Tribe's Suit Over Land Swap

    A Minnesota federal judge has kept alive a suit by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa seeking to undo a federal land swap for a PolyMet Mining Inc. project that the tribe says will hurt its treaty hunting and fishing rights.

  7. June 21, 2022

    Fond Du Lac Tribe Says PolyMet Can't End Mine Suit

    The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has urged a Minnesota federal judge not to toss the tribe's suit seeking to undo a federal land swap for PolyMet Mining Inc.'s NorthMet project, saying the band has the standing to sue the U.S. Forest Service for violating the tribe's treaty rights.

  8. May 17, 2022

    PolyMet Seeks To End Tribe's Suit Over Mine Land Swap

    PolyMet Mining Inc. has urged a Minnesota federal judge to toss the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's bid to undo a land exchange between the company and the U.S. Forest Service for the NorthMet mining project, saying the tribe hasn't shown any harm from the move and waited too long to bring its suit.