The City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:22-cv-00142

Court:

Washington Western

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Barbara J. Rothstein

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  1. May 31, 2023

    Seattle Settles Dam Suit In Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court

    The city of Seattle has settled the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe's tribal court challenge to the city's operation of a hydroelectric dam project on the Skagit River after Seattle moved to improve fish passage through the dam system — an agreement that moots a parallel case in federal court, the parties told a Washington federal judge.

  2. July 06, 2022

    Wash. Judge Lets Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court Ponder Dam Row

    The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe's bid to improve fish passage through hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River will proceed in tribal court for now, after a federal judge in Seattle rebuffed city officials' bid to block that court from hearing the case.

  3. March 08, 2022

    Seattle Tells Judge To Keep Suit Against Tribe In Dam Row

    The city of Seattle urged a Washington federal court to keep alive its suit against a Native American tribe and its tribal court, arguing that the tribal court lacks jurisdiction over the city and a hydroelectric dam it operates.

  4. February 15, 2022

    Sauk-Suiattle Says Seattle 'Bullying' Tribal Court In Dam Row

    The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe has urged a Washington federal judge not to block its tribal court complaint seeking to secure the passage of salmon through hydroelectric dams operated by Seattle, saying the city's federal court suit "appears little more than a bullying tactic patently intended to frighten tribal court staff."

  5. February 08, 2022

    Seattle Hits Sauk-Suiattle With Another Suit In Salmon Dispute

    Seattle has gone back to court in a long-running battle with the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe over the safe passage of salmon through city-operated hydroelectric dams, asking a Washington federal judge to put a stop to the tribe's recent complaint against the city in its own tribal court.

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