Modoc Nation et al v. Shah et al

  1. November 10, 2025

    Judge Ends Stay In Modoc Nation's $14.6M Fraud Lawsuit

    An Oklahoma federal judge has lifted a pause in the Modoc Nation's $14.6 million lawsuit against a computer management company after the Tenth Circuit determined the tribe's former attorney general isn't entitled to sovereign immunity in the dispute.

  2. July 15, 2025

    Modoc Nation Suit Against Computer Co. On Hold For Appeal

    An Oklahoma federal judge has paused the Modoc Nation's $14.6 million lawsuit against a computer management company while a former attorney general for the tribe appeals his entitlement to sovereign immunity, ruling that the case will be stayed until the interlocutory appeal is resolved.

  3. January 09, 2025

    Tribe's Atty Looks To Ax Remaining Claims In $14.6M Suit

    An attorney who has represented the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma as general counsel has asked a federal judge in a $14.6 million racketeering and breach of contract dispute against a computer management company to toss the case or pause it pending a circuit court appeal.

  4. December 04, 2024

    CORRECTED: No Error In RICO Dismissal, Softek Tells Court

    A computer management company sued by the Modoc Nation in a $14.6 million breach of contract suit has urged an Oklahoma federal judge to deny the tribe's request that he reconsider his opinion tossing racketeering claims against the company. Correction: A previous version of this article's headline mischaracterized the judge's opinion on the RICO claim. The error has been corrected.

  5. October 31, 2024

    Atty Can't Dodge All Claims In $14.6M Tribal RICO Suit

    An Oklahoma federal judge has partly denied a bid by a tribe's general counsel and his law firm to toss accused fraudsters' claims against them in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit, finding he may have breached his fiduciary duty when serving both parties in the suit.

  6. April 14, 2020

    Okla. Tribe Fights Calif. Co.'s Bid To Nix $14.6M RICO Suit

    The Modoc Nation has asked an Oklahoma federal court to deny a California company's bid to toss the tribe's $14.6 million breach of contract suit claiming the company defrauded it when helping to create several small businesses, claiming that evidence shows the company was running a racketeering scam.