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751 N.W.2d 351 (2008) 2008 WI 77 Shannon BELOW, Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner, v. Dion R. NORTON and Dana Norton, Defendants-Respondents. No. 2005AP2855. Supreme Court of Wisconsin. Argued February 26, 2008. Decided July 1, 2008. *353 For the plaintiff-appellant-petitioner there were brie

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LAMBERTH, District Judge. Before the Court is defendants’ May 12, 2004 Motion to Strike Plaintiffs’ Emergency Notice of Individual Indian Trust Records in Imminent Risk of Destruction and Loss [2569] (“Motion to Strike”), plaintiffs’ opposition, and defendants’ reply thereto. The Emergency Notice filed by Plaintiffs on April 28, 2004 reports the destruction and damage to individu

260 F.Supp.2d 93 (2003) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. April 28, 2003. *94 Keith M. Harper, Native American Rights Fund, Washington, DC, Elliott H. Levitas, Kilpatrick Stockton

MEMORANDUM OPINION LAMBERTH, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on the plaintiffs’ Motion [2562] to Compel Deposition Testimony of Anson Baker and Request for Sanctions (“motion to compel”); as well as on the defendants’ Motion [2811] for a Protective Order Regarding Plaintiffs’ Notices of Deposition of Howard Tipton, Brian Bums, Pat Moloney [sic], Th

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LAMBERTH, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ motion for sanctions under Rule 11 [1397], which alleged that plaintiffs’ attorney Dennis Gingold submitted a false or misleading affidavit in support of a fee application submitted by plaintiffs. Instead of filing an opposition brief, plaintiffs moved for a stay of the Rule 11 motion [1413] until this

231 F.Supp.2d 315 (2002) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A.96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. November 12, 2002. *316 Keith M. Harper, Lorna K. Babby, Dennis Marc Gingold, Elliot H. Levitas, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, W

OPINION D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge. Appellants (“United States”)1 granted “suspensions” of thirty-six oil leases off*1165shore of central California pursuant to 43 U.S.C. § 1334(a)(1). The purpose of the lease suspensions was to extend the lives of the leases and to allow the lessees to “facilitate proper dev

201 F.Supp.2d 145 (2002) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. May 17, 2002. *146 Keith M. Harper, Lorna K. Babby, Dennis Marc Gingold, Washington, DC, Elliot H. Levitas, Kilpatrick Stoc

175 F.Supp.2d 24 (2001) Eloise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. 96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. November 28, 2001. Supplemental Order to Show Cause December 6, 2001. Keith M. Harper, Lorna K. Babby, Washington, DC, Dennis Marc Gingold, Washington,

226 F.Supp.2d 163 (2002) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et. al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et. al., Defendants. No. Civ.A. 96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 17, 2002. *164 Keith M. Harper, Lorna K. Babby, Native American Rights Fund, Dennis Marc

223 F.Supp.2d 156 (2002) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A.96-1285-RCL. United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 30, 2002. *157 Keith M. Harper, Lorna K. Babby, Dennis Marc Gingold, Elliot H. Levitas, Washington, DC, for Plai

283 F.Supp.2d 66 (2003) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al. Plaintiffs, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A.96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 25, 2003. *67 *68 *69

226 F.Supp.2d 1 (2002) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 17, 2002. *2 *3 *4

257 F.Supp.2d 357 (2003) State of MAINE, Maine Chamber of Commerce, Atlantic Salmon of Maine, LLC, Stolt Sea Farm, Inc., Maine Aquaculture Association, Maine Pulp and Paper Association, Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine, Jasper Wyman & Sons, Cherryfield Foods, Inc., Plaintiffs v. Gale A. NORTON, in her Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, Steven A. Williams, in his Official Capacity as Director of t

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LAMBERTH, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ Motion to Renew Plaintiffs’ Motion For Order To Show Cause Why Defendants and Their Employees and Counsel Should Not Be Held in Contempt And For Sanctions For Violating The Anti-Retaliation Order (August 15, 2000), filed on May 9, 2002. Upon consideration of the memoranda filed in support of and in opp

260 F.Supp.2d 110 (2003) Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 96-1285(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. April 28, 2003. *113 Keith M. Harper, Native American Rights Fund, Washington, DC, Elliott H. Levitas, Kilpatrick Stockt

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LAMBERTH, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction [1534-2], which was filed on September 20, 2002, and other related motions. During oral argument, this Court directed both parties to prepare supplemental briefs on the issues raised by plaintiffs’ motion. Those briefs have been filed with the Court. In their supplem

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LAMBERTH, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions and a contempt finding pursuant to Rule 56(g) [1129-1], which was filed on February 15, 2002. Also before the Court is plaintiffs’ consolidated motion for leave to amend the motion for sanctions [1326-1] and motion to amend [1326-2], which were filed on June 4, 2002. Upon considera

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER LAMBERTH, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ motion for reconsideration of the Court’s March 5, 2003 order directing payment to Special Master Alan Balaran [1909-1], which was filed on March 19, 2003. Upon consideration of defendants’ motion, plaintiffs’ brief in opposition thereto, defendants’ reply brief, and the applicable law in this case, the C

MEMORANDUM and ORDER LAMBERTH, District Judge. On November 14, 2001, the Special Master issued the Report and Recommendation of the Special Master Regarding the Security of Trust Data at the Department of the Interior (“Special Master Report”). On November 26, 2001, the Department of the Interior filed its response to the Special Master report arguing, inter alia, that the “clearly err