Matt v. Fort Belknap Indian Community

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Case Number:

4:16-cv-00046

Court:

Montana

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Brian Morris

Firms

  1. May 03, 2019

    Tribal Rancher Says DOI Delinquent On Road Work

    A Montana tribe member told a federal judge that the U.S. Department of the Interior hasn’t held up its end of a 2017 settlement over claims its road construction had harmed her ranch property, saying the government hasn't completed nearly $3 million in environmental restoration work required under the deal.

  2. September 15, 2017

    Rancher, Tribe Settle Fight Over Road Construction

    A member of the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Reservation told a Montana federal court on Thursday that she had reached a settlement agreement with the Fort Belknap Indian Community and expected soon to dismiss claims against the tribe over allegations that road construction had harmed her ranch property.

  3. May 17, 2017

    Rancher Fights To Keep Alive Road Rows With Feds, Tribe

    A member of the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Reservation has urged a Montana federal court not to toss lawsuits against the federal government and the tribe in which she alleges that the construction of a road across her ranch caused property damage and the discharge of pollutants.

  4. October 07, 2016

    Rancher Wants Roadwork Suits Against Feds, Tribe Combined

    A member of the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Reservation moved on Thursday to combine two Montana federal court lawsuits, against the federal government and the tribe, that allege the construction of a road across her ranch caused property damage and the discharge of pollutants, among other things.

  5. May 18, 2016

    Rancher Targets Tribe After Suing Feds For Road Work

    A citizen of the Fort Belknap Indian Community sued the tribe in Montana federal court Tuesday in her third lawsuit over allegedly illegal road work that resulted in a creek being diverted across her property, saying the work violated the Clean Water Act.