USA v. Uintah Valley Shoshone Tribe et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:17-cv-01140

Court:

Utah

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Bruce S. Jenkins

Firms

  1. September 06, 2018

    Utah Tribal Group Can't Issue Hunting, Fishing Permits

    A Utah federal judge has ruled that a group claiming Native American ancestry didn’t have the authority to grant hunting and fishing licenses for use on the Ute Indian Tribe’s reservation but didn’t let the federal government have an injunction on sale of the licenses because there wasn’t evidence of fraud by the group.

  2. June 22, 2018

    Feds Want Quick Win Against Tribal Group's License Sales

    The federal government on Friday urged a Utah federal judge to grant summary judgment in a suit seeking to block a group claiming Native American ancestry from selling hunting and fishing licenses on the Ute Indian Tribe's reservation, saying the group must yield to the Ute tribe's authority over such licenses.

  3. October 27, 2017

    Utes Back Gov't Against Unrecognized Tribe's License Sales

    The Ute Indian Tribe on Thursday threw its support behind the federal government's suit alleging a group of mixed European and Native American ancestry not recognized by the government is illegally selling hunting and fishing licenses on the Ute Indian Tribe's Uintah and Ouray Reservation.

  4. October 18, 2017

    US Sues Unrecognized Tribe Over Hunting, Fishing Licenses

    The federal government filed a complaint in Utah federal court Wednesday against the Uinta Valley Shoshone Tribe, a group the government doesn't recognize as a tribe, alleging it has illegally sold hunting and fishing licenses for use on the Ute Indian Tribe's reservation.

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