Morrison County, Minnesota, et al v. United States Dept. of the Interior, et al
| Morrison County, Minnesota, Richardson Township and Leigh Township |
| United States Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland, in her official capacity as United States Secretary of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tammie Poitra, in her official capacity as the Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Interior Board of Indian Appeals |
| 26-1154 |
| January 26, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit |
| Other Statutes |
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| CLERK ORDER: Granting [ # 5650350-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Jason Lee. Brief of Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Tammie Poitra and United States Department of the Interior due 08/21/2026. No further extensions. [5650972] [26-1154] (HAG) [Entered: 06/15/2026 10:14 AM] |
| CORRECTED/INITIAL certificate of service for motion for extension of time to file brief, Doc No. [ # 5650350-2 ], filed by Appellees Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland and Interior Board of Indian Appeals [5650910] [26-1154] (JL) [Entered: 06/15/2026 09:15 AM] |
| MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 08/21/2026, filed by Attorney Jason Lee for Appellees Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Tammie Poitra and United States Department of the Interior w/service 06/11/2026. [5650350] [26-1154] (JL) [Entered: 06/11/2026 09:22 PM] |
| RECORD FILED - APLNT/PET APPENDIX, 2 volumes, Comments: 3 sets [5643334] [26-1154] (HAG) [Entered: 05/22/2026 12:37 PM] |
| Paper copies Appellant/Petitioner Brief, [ # 5642031-2 ] filed by Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township 10 paper copies received, w/Addendum attached. [5643333] [26-1154] (HAG) [Entered: 05/22/2026 12:36 PM] |
| ADDENDUM of APPELLANT FILED by Appellants Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township, w/service 05/20/2026. [5642033] [26-1154] (HAG) [Entered: 05/20/2026 09:50 AM] |
| BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township, w/service 05/20/2026. Length: 12,973 words. 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township due 05/26/2026 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs. Brief of Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Tammie Poitra and United States Department of the Interior due on 06/22/2026. [5642031] [26-1154] (HAG) [Entered: 05/20/2026 09:49 AM] |
| Addendum of APPELLANT submitted for review by Morrison County, Minnesota, Richardson Township and Leigh Township. To open/view this addendum, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. [5641122] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 05/18/2026 12:10 PM] |
| APPELLANT brief of Morrison County, Minnesota, Richardson Township and Leigh Township submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5641121] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 05/18/2026 12:04 PM] |
| UPDATED fee status - [Case Number 26-1154: paid - cs] [5617230] [26-1154] (CBO) [Entered: 03/11/2026 11:31 AM] |
| DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellees Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Tammie Poitra and United States Department of the Interior, w/service 02/26/2026 [5612178] [26-1154]--[Edited 02/26/2026 by HAG to correct filing event and revise dkt txt] (JL) [Entered: 02/26/2026 07:55 AM] |
| RECORD FILED - MOTION TRANSCRIPT, 1 volumes, Comments: District Court document #73 [Only Electronic Copy Received - No Paper Copy on File], Source Location: USDC / MN, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 07/16/2025, No. of Pgs.: 65, Court Reporter: Simpson, Lori Ann [5611837] [26-1154] (STL) [Entered: 02/25/2026 11:50 AM] |
| RECORD FILED - MOTION TRANSCRIPT, 1 volumes, Comments: District Court document #71 [Only Electronic Copy Received - No Paper Copy on File], Source Location: USDC / MN, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 10/30/2024, No. of Pgs.: 46, Court Reporter: Meyer, Nancy [5611832] [26-1154] (STL) [Entered: 02/25/2026 11:47 AM] |
| **LOCKED-COUNSEL REFILED WITH CERT. OF SERVICE ON 02/26/2026** DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellees Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Tammie Poitra and United States Department of the Interior. w/service 02/24/2026 [5611584] [26-1154]--[Edited 02/26/2026 by HAG to lock] (JL) [Entered: 02/24/2026 04:12 PM] |
| DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellants Morrison County, Minnesota, Leigh Township and Richardson Township, w/service 02/11/2026 [5607356] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 02/11/2026 03:22 PM] |
| CLERK ORDER: Granting [ # 5606223-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Frank W. Kowalkowski. Brief of Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township due 05/18/2026. Appendix due on 05/18/2026. No further extensions. [5606822] [26-1154] (HAG) [Entered: 02/10/2026 04:09 PM] |
| MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 05/18/2026, filed by Attorney Frank W. Kowalkowski for Appellants Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township w/service 02/09/2026. [5606223] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 02/09/2026 02:40 PM] |
| STATEMENT of issues filed by Appellants Morrison County, Minnesota, Leigh Township and Richardson Township - w/service 02/09/2026. [5606201] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 02/09/2026 02:21 PM] |
| METHOD of appendix preparation filed by Appellants Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township - Separate Appendix - w/service 02/09/2026 [5606160] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 02/09/2026 01:25 PM] |
| Certificate of transcript filed by Appellants Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township. Transcript ordered[5606157] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 02/09/2026 01:24 PM] |
| **LOCKED-COUNSEL TO REFILE CORRECT DOCUMENT** DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellants Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township. w/service 02/09/2026 [5606156] [26-1154]--[Edited 02/11/2026 by HAG to lock] (FWK) [Entered: 02/09/2026 01:22 PM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Jason Lee for Appellees Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Tammie Poitra and United States Department of the Interior w/service 02/06/2026 [5605391] [26-1154] (JL) [Entered: 02/06/2026 07:51 AM] |
| APPEARANCE filed by Frank W. Kowalkowski for Appellants Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township w/service 01/30/2026 [5602743] [26-1154] (FWK) [Entered: 01/30/2026 10:04 AM] |
| Originating court document filed consisting of docket entries, Order filed 11/26/2025, Judgment filed 11/26/2025, and Notice of Appeal filed 1/23/2026. [5601112] [26-1154] (CBO) [Entered: 01/26/2026 03:41 PM] |
| BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Transcript due on or before 03/09/2026. Appendix due 03/17/2026. BRIEF APPELLANT, Leigh Township, Morrison County, Minnesota and Richardson Township due 03/17/2026 Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [5601119] [26-1154] (CBO) [Entered: 01/26/2026 03:51 PM] |
| Civil case docketed. [5601107] [26-1154] (CBO) [Entered: 01/26/2026 03:34 PM] |
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