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Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Cypress et al

  1. January 13, 2017

    Tribe's Ex-GC Changes Mind On Alston & Bird DQ

    The former general counsel for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida withdrew his bid to disqualify Alston & Bird LLP from representing the tribe in a battle over a failed embezzlement suit against its former lawyers and recently re-elected chairman, saying Thursday that the matter underlying the request had been resolved.

  2. July 07, 2016

    Tribe's Ex-GC Presses For Alston & Bird DQ In Sanctions Row

    The former general counsel for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida doubled down Wednesday on his bid to disqualify Alston & Bird LLP from a lawsuit over a failed embezzlement suit against the tribe's chairman and former lawyers, saying the firm has an "unfair informational advantage."

  3. June 27, 2016

    Fla. Tribe Fights Ex-GC's Bid To DQ Firm In Sanction Row

    The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida urged a federal judge Friday not to disqualify a firm representing the tribe in a battle over a failed embezzlement suit against its former lawyers and recently re-elected chairman, claiming that the firm doesn't have a conflict of interest because it never represented former tribal general counsel Bernardo Roman III.

  4. June 16, 2016

    Fla. Judge Divides Sanctions Bond Between Tribe, Ex-GC

    The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida can recover only part of a $1.2 million bond it posted in a failed embezzlement suit against its former lawyers and recently re-elected chairman, a Florida federal judge ruled Thursday, finding it covers sanctions against both the tribe and its former general counsel.

  5. June 07, 2016

    Fla. Tribe's Ex-GC Urges 11th Circ. To Overturn Sanctions

    The former general counsel for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians urged the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to overturn a sanctions order in a failed suit accusing the tribe's former lawyers and its recently re-elected chairman of embezzlement, saying the lower court erred in several respects.

  6. June 03, 2016

    Fla. Tribe Presses To Undo Bond Despite Ex-GC's Objections

    The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians pressed a Florida federal court to vacate a supersedeas bond it posted in a failed suit accusing its former lawyers and the tribe's recently re-elected chairman of embezzlement, saying Thursday that the tribe's ex-general counsel's arguments against doing so do not hold water.

  7. May 31, 2016

    Former Miccosukee Attys Reject Ex-GC's Claims Of Collusion

    Former lawyers for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, who were accused of embezzlement alongside the tribe's recently re-elected chairman in a failed suit, have told a Florida federal court that allegations of collusion advanced by the tribe's ex-general counsel are unsupported.

  8. May 19, 2016

    Fla. Tribe Pays $4M For Fraud Suits Against Ex-Attys, Leaders

    The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians has agreed to pay $4 million in sanctions after losing three suits against former tribal leaders and attorneys claiming they had fraudulently mishandled tens of millions of dollars in tribal funds, with one judge characterizing the behavior of the tribe's general counsel as "egregious and abhorrent."

  9. May 14, 2015

    Lewis Tein Says Exit Of Tribe's Atty Shouldn't Affect Sanctions

    Miami-based Lewis Tein PL on Wednesday urged a Florida federal court to retain jurisdiction over the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians' former attorney Bernardo Roman III to enforce roughly $1 million in sanctions against the tribe, Roman and his firm over a failed embezzlement suit.

  10. April 06, 2015

    Fla. Tribe's Sanctions Challenge Headed To 11th Circ.

    The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and its general counsel on Friday withdrew their motion asking a Florida federal judge to reconsider her $1 million sanctions ruling in a failed embezzlement case, kicking into gear their appeal of the ruling to the Eleventh Circuit.

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