Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, et al v. Bryan Newland, et al
| BIG CROOKED LAKE TOP, LLC, GORDON ANDERSON, as Trustee of the Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016, GREGG JOHNSON, as Trustee of the G K D Johnson Trust, JAMES MILNE and DONALD POLLAR |
| BRYAN NEWLAND, in his official capacity as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior, TAMMIE POITRA, in her official capacity as the Midwest Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOUG BURGUM, in his official capacity as United States Secretary of the Interior, DEB HAALAND, in her official capacity as United States Secretary of the Interior, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS - DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION |
| TOWN OF LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WISCONSIN |
| 25-3059 |
| November 14, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
| Other Real Property Actions |
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Filing 20
ORDER re: Motion to voluntarily dismiss appeals. [ # 19 ] These causes are DISMISSED pursuant to F.R.A.P. 42(b). Mandate issued, no record to be returned. [20][7501781] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (PS) [Entered: 01/30/2026 04:28 PM]
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| FOR COURT USE ONLY: Certified copy of 01/30/2026 Final Order with Mandate sent to the District Court Clerk. [7501786-2] [7501786] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (PS) [Entered: 01/30/2026 04:42 PM] |
| Filing 19 Motion filed by Appellant USA in 25-3058, Appellants Doug Burgum, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOI, DOJ, Bryan Newland and Tammie Poitra in 25-3059, Appellants Doug Burgum, Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOI, Bryan Newland and Tammie Poitra in 25-3060 to dismiss case. [19] [7501436] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (Collier, Amy) [Entered: 01/29/2026 02:50 PM] |
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Filing 18
ORDER: Pursuant to Circuit Rule 33, briefing will proceed as follows: Appellants' brief due on or before 02/23/2026 for United States of America, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Bryan Newland, Tammie Poitra, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of the Interior and Doug Burgum. Appellees' briefs due on or before 03/25/2026 for James Baird, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, G K D Johnson Trust, Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016, Paul F. Capps, Jr. Revocable Living Trust and The Barbara A. Capps Revocable Living Trust, Town of Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, Gordon Anderson, Gregg Johnson, James Milne and Donald Pollar. Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 04/15/2026 for Appellants United States of America, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Doug Burgum, Bryan Newland, Tammie Poitra, United States Department of Justice and United States Department of the Interior. JB [7494356] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (PS) [Entered: 12/22/2025 10:10 AM]
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| Filing 17 Notice of Circuit Rule 33 mediation issued. The mediation will be conducted via Zoom, Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time. See Notice for further details and requirements. JB [17] [7494354] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (PS) [Entered: 12/22/2025 10:01 AM] |
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Filing 16
Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellants' brief. [ # 15 ] Appellants' brief due on or before 01/23/2026 for United States of America, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Bryan Newland, Tammie Poitra, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of the Interior and Doug Burgum. Appellees' briefs due on or before 02/23/2026 for James Baird, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, G K D Johnson Trust, Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016, Paul F. Capps, Jr. Revocable Living Trust and The Barbara A. Capps Revocable Living Trust, Town of Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, Gordon Anderson, Gregg Johnson, James Milne and Donald Pollar. Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 03/16/2026 for Appellants United States of America, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Doug Burgum, Bryan Newland, Tammie Poitra, United States Department of Justice and United States Department of the Interior. CDH [16] [7493881] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (HTP) [Entered: 12/18/2025 01:04 PM]
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| Filing 15 Motion filed by Appellant USA in 25-3058, Appellants DOI, Doug Burgum, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOJ, Tammie Poitra and Bryan Newland in 25-3059, Appellants DOI, Doug Burgum, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra and Bryan Newland in 25-3060 to extend time to file appellant brief. [15] [7493701] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (Collier, Amy) [Entered: 12/17/2025 04:59 PM] |
| Filing 14 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Monica A. Mark for Appellees James Baird, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, G K D Johnson Trust, Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016 and Paul F. Capps, Jr. Revocable Living Trust and The Barbara A. Capps Revocable Living Trust in 25-3058, Appellees Gordon Anderson, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, Gregg Johnson and James Milne in 25-3059. for Please see attached.. Additional Parties: Please see attached. [14] [7491484] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] [14] [7491484] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060]--[Edited 12/08/2025 by HTP to reflect addition of counsel.] (Mark, Monica) [Entered: 12/08/2025 04:37 PM] |
| Filing 13 Added Attorney(s) David Palay for party(s) Appellee Paul F. Capps, Jr. Revocable Living Trust and The Barbara A. Capps Revocable Living Trust Appellee G K D Johnson Trust Appellee Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC Appellee James Baird Appellee Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016, in case 25-3058 Attorney(s) David Palay for party(s) Appellee James Milne Appellee Gregg Johnson Appellee Gordon Anderson Appellee Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, in case 25-3059 per disclosure statement. Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney David G. Palay for Appellees James Baird, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, G K D Johnson Trust, Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016 and Paul F. Capps, Jr. Revocable Living Trust and The Barbara A. Capps Revocable Living Trust in 25-3058, Appellees Gordon Anderson, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, Gregg Johnson and James Milne in 25-3059. for Please see attached.. Additional Parties: Please see attached. [13] [7490913] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060]--[Edited 12/05/2025 by AD to reflect the addition of counsel.] (Palay, David) [Entered: 12/04/2025 05:39 PM] |
| Filing 12 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Bridget M. Hubing for Appellees Gordon Anderson, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, Gregg Johnson, James Milne and Donald Pollar. for Please see attached.. Additional Parties: Please see attached.. [12] [7490644] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3059] (Hubing, Bridget) [Entered: 12/03/2025 10:25 PM] |
| Filing 11 Docketing Statement filed by Appellees Gordon Anderson, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, Gregg Johnson, James Milne and Donald Pollar. Prior or Related proceedings: Yes. 25-3058, 25-3060 [11] [7490643] [25-3059] (Hubing, Bridget) [Entered: 12/03/2025 10:13 PM] |
| Filing 10 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Bridget M. Hubing; Monica A. Mark; David G. Palay for Appellees James Baird, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, G K D Johnson Trust, Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016 and Paul F. Capps, Jr. Revocable Living Trust and The Barbara A. Capps Revocable Living Trust in 25-3058, Appellees Gordon Anderson, Big Crooked Lake TOP, LLC, Gregg Johnson and James Milne in 25-3059. for Please see attached.. Additional Parties: Please see attached.. [10] [7490636] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (Hubing, Bridget) [Entered: 12/03/2025 05:48 PM] |
| Filing 9 Docketing Statement filed by Appellants Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Doug Burgum, DOI, DOJ, Bryan Newland and Tammie Poitra. Prior or Related proceedings: Yes. 25-3058, 25-3060 [9] [7488136] [25-3059] (Collier, Amy) [Entered: 11/19/2025 06:17 PM] |
| Filing 8 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Frank W. Kowalkowski, Derek J. Waterstreet for Town of Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. [8] [7488024] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-3059] Date updated: 11/19/2025. Added per disclosure statement. Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure statement and Appearance filed by. [8] [7488024] [25-3059]--[Docket updated 11/19/2025 by JR to add Attorney Kowalkowski and Attorney Waterstreet.] (Kowalkowski, Frank) [Entered: 11/19/2025 02:14 PM] |
| Filing 7 Attorney Hillary K. Hoffman for DOI, Tammie Poitra, Bryan Newland, Doug Burgum and Bureau of Indian Affairs in 25-3060 terminated and added Attorney(s) Amy Collier for party(s) Appellant Bryan Newland Appellant Bureau of Indian Affairs Appellant DOI Appellant Tammie Poitra Appellant Doug Burgum, in case 25-3060 per disclosure statement. Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance form filed by Attorney Amy E. Collier for Appellants Bureau of Indian Affairs, Doug Burgum, DOI, Bryan Newland and Tammie Poitra in 25-3060. [7] [7487856] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-Yes) [25-3060, 25-3058, 25-3059]--[Edited 11/19/2025 by AD to reflect the addition of counsel.] (Collier, Amy) [Entered: 11/18/2025 03:59 PM] |
| Filing 6 Appearance form filed by Attorney Amy E. Collier for Appellants Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, Bryan Newland, DOJ, DOI, Doug Burgum and Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation in 25-3059. [6] [7487853] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-Yes) [25-3059, 25-3058, 25-3060] [Edited 11/19/2025 by CG to reflect the termination and addition of counsel.] (Collier, Amy) [Entered: 11/18/2025 03:55 PM] |
| Filing 5 Appearance form filed by Attorney Amy E. Collier for Appellant USA in 25-3058. [5] [7487851] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-Yes) [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] [5] [7487851] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060]--[Edited 11/19/2025 by HTP to reflect termination and addition of counsel.] (Collier, Amy) [Entered: 11/18/2025 03:50 PM] |
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Filing 4
ORDER: The court, on its own motion, orders these appeals are CONSOLIDATED for purposes of briefing and disposition. The briefing schedule is as follows: 1. The appellants shall file their consolidated brief and required short appendix on or before December 24, 2025. 2. The appellees shall file their consolidated brief(s) on or before January 23, 2026. 3. The appellants shall file their consolidated reply brief, if any, on or before February 13, 2026. A review of the short records reveals that these appeals involve more than one appellee represented by different counsel. Counsel for appellees are encouraged to avoid unnecessary duplication by filing a joint brief or a joint appendix or by adopting parts of a co-appellees brief. Duplicative briefing will be stricken and may result in disciplinary sanctions against counsel. See United States v. Torres, 170 F.3d 749 (7th Cir. 1999); United States v. Ashman, 964 F.2d 596 (7th Cir. 1992). [7487745] JXK [4] [7487745] [25-3058, 25-3059, 25-3060] (CG) [Entered: 11/18/2025 12:48 PM]
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| Filing 3 Appellant Doug Burgum is substituted for Appellant Deb Haaland, pursuant to FRAP 43(c). [3] [7487738] [25-3059, 25-3060] (VG) [Entered: 11/18/2025 12:25 PM] |
| Filing 2 THIS CAUSE CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 5 PARTIES FOR EITHER SIDE. The following are those parties to this cause as reflected on the District Court docket, yet are not reflected on the Appellate docket/caption for administrative purposes: APPELLEES: Mary Anderson, Kim Johnson, Douglas Johnson, Bonnie Pollard, Toni Vlna, Nancy Pfohl, Chester Busse, Kevin Christensen, Barbara Christensen, David Kievet, Teresa Kievet, Susan Peterson, Patricia Rubeck, Spanton Contracting, LLC, Michael Clark, Nancy Brandt-Clark, Joseph Fermanich, Sally Fermanich, Dean Greeneway, Stephanie Greeneway, Joseph Hunt, Martha Hunt, Stanley Johnson, Jennifer Gridley Johnson, Anthony Markovich, Nancy Markovich, Dennis Pearson, Rachel Pearson, John Rock, Michael Thomas, Victoria Thomas, Patrick Wittlinger, Jennifer Wittlinger, Robert Beer, Jr., Nicole Beer, Gary Huck, Christine Huck, Julie Kilger, Steven Lefeber, Sharon Lefeber, Ryan Lefeber, Eric Paljieg, Erin Shea-Paljieg, Thomas Walsh, Jr., and Julie Maryott-Walsh. [2] [7487554] [25-3059] (AD) [Entered: 11/17/2025 03:59 PM] |
| Filing 1 U.S. civil case docketed. U.S. Appeal. Transcript information sheet due by 11/28/2025. Docketing Statement due for Appellants Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Deb Haaland, Bryan Newland, Tammie Poitra, United States Department of Justice and United States Department of the Interior by 11/19/2025. Appellant's brief due on or before 12/24/2025 for Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Transportation, Deb Haaland, Bryan Newland, Tammie Poitra, United States Department of Justice and United States Department of the Interior. [1] [7487543] [25-3059] (AD) [Entered: 11/17/2025 03:47 PM] |
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| Plaintiff: BIG CROOKED LAKE TOP, LLC | |
| Represented By: | Bridget M. Hubing |
| Represented By: | David Palay |
| Represented By: | Monica Ann Mark |
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| Plaintiff: GORDON ANDERSON, as Trustee of the Gordon C. Anderson and Mary K. Anderson Joint Income Only Trust Dated October 10, 2016 | |
| Represented By: | Bridget M. Hubing |
| Represented By: | David Palay |
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| Plaintiff: GREGG JOHNSON, as Trustee of the G K D Johnson Trust | |
| Represented By: | Bridget M. Hubing |
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| Plaintiff: JAMES MILNE | |
| Represented By: | Bridget M. Hubing |
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| Plaintiff: DONALD POLLAR | |
| Represented By: | Bridget M. Hubing |
| Represented By: | Monica Ann Mark |
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| Defendant: BRYAN NEWLAND, in his official capacity as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior | |
| Represented By: | Amy Collier |
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| Defendant: TAMMIE POITRA, in her official capacity as the Midwest Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs | |
| Represented By: | Amy Collier |
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| Defendant: DOUG BURGUM, in his official capacity as United States Secretary of the Interior | |
| Represented By: | Amy Collier |
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| Defendant: DEB HAALAND, in her official capacity as United States Secretary of the Interior | |
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| Defendant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | |
| Represented By: | Amy Collier |
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| Defendant: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | |
| Represented By: | Amy Collier |
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| Defendant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | |
| Represented By: | Amy Collier |
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| Defendant: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS - DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION | |
| Represented By: | Amy Collier |
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| Real party in interest: TOWN OF LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WISCONSIN | |
| Represented By: | Derek John Waterstreet |
| Represented By: | Frank W. Kowalkowski |
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