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April Ledford v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 20-2232 · judgment April 26, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021

Questions presented

  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.

  4. The EBCI violated Petitioner’s due process.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
April Ledford

For respondent
Dale A. Curriden
The Van Winkle Law Firm

Case

Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jul 13 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jun 25 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2021)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service