No. 20-8455
April Ledford v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cherokee-nation civil-rights due-process habeas-corpus indian-civil-rights-act judicial-review property-rights standing tribal-court tribal-remedies
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Do 11 men and women have the right to change a will deemed valid by The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and by the State of North Carolina, resulting in that man's widow homeless?
2. Is the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (ICRA) only limited to cases involving Habeas Corpus?
3. Plaintiff-Petitioner exhausted tribal remedies before seeking a jury trial in Federal Court. The EBCI violated Petitioner's due process.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Do 11 men and women have the right to change a will deemed valid by The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCD and by the State of North Carolina, resulting in that man's widow homeless?
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-13
Waiver of right of respondent Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to respond filed.
2021-06-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2021)
Attorneys
April Ledford
April Ledford — Petitioner
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Dale A. Curriden — The Van Winkle Law Firm, Respondent