Wilson v. Department of Interior et al
Plaintiff: Melaine Wilson
Defendant: Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs -Washington D.C., Bureau of Indian Affairs -Pine Ridge Agency, Oglala Sioux Tribe Land Office and Oglala Sioux Tribe
Case Number: 5:2023cv05027
Filed: April 24, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of South Dakota
Presiding Judge: Roberto A Lange
Referring Judge: Lawrence L Piersol
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1981 Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol for all further proceedings. Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange no longer assigned to case. Signed by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange on 5/17/2023. (JLS)
May 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Melaine Wilson. (Attachments: #1 Letter) (MSB)
April 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF: The Clerks Office has received your Complaint. Although a new case has been opened, your case cannot proceed further until you either pay the filing fee OR complete and return the enclosed Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. A copy of the docket sheet and the unsigned application to proceed IFP was emailed to the plaintiff. Any further documents or correspondence you send to the Clerks Office concerning your case must include the case number. All documents submitted for filing must also contain an original signature. Pursuant to the E-Government Act and D.S.D. Civ. LR 5.2, you must redact personal identifiers from documents submitted to the Court. The Clerks Office will not review for compliance. Submitted documents are electronically scanned for filing and they become the official court record. The quality of the official court record is determined by the quality of the original documents received for filing. Writing should only be on one side of the paper and writing must be dark enough for scanning. All documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. A request to electronically file documents in your case must be made through the PACER Service Center at www.pacer.uscourts.gov. The plaintiff must keep the Court informed of the plaintiff's address changes, including changes to primary and secondary email addresses. If the Court is not kept informed and multiple items are returned as undelivered, the plaintiff's case may be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute. (JLS)
April 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MISCELLANEOUS SUBMISSION (unsigned application to proceed without prepaying fees or costs) by Plaintiff Melaine Wilson (JLS)
April 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Melaine Wilson. (JLS)
April 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 REGISTRATION for Electronic Notice by Melaine Wilson. Pro se party Melaine Wilson will now receive electronic notice of unsealed documents filed in this case. Refer to the CM/ECF User Manual located on the court website at www.sdd.uscourts.gov for information about accessing documents. (JLS)
April 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT. (Attachments: #1 Attachment - Complaint: Land Consolidation and Class Action Suit Authorities, #2 Attachment 1 - Letter to Dept of Interior, #3 Attachment 2 - Letter to President of US, #4 Attachment 3 - Original Plat Map of Pine Ridge, #5 Attachment 4 - Land Consolidation Paperwork with Maps, #6 Attachment 5 - Business Licenses with supporting documentation, #7 Attachment 6 - Business Prescription for Oglala Sioux Tribe Veterans, #8 Attachment 7 - Certified Letter Receipts and Envelopes) (JLS) (Attachment 5 replaced on 4/25/2023) (JLS). (Attachment 1 replaced on 4/25/2023) (JLS). (Attachment 8 replaced on 4/25/2023) (JLS).

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