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The Supreme Court
Mathias El Tribe Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the Mathias El Tribe acts as the highest judicial authority within the Tribe, interpreting Tribal law and resolving disputes in accordance with its jurisdiction. The Court issues published judicial opinions and protects the constitutional, treaty, and governmental principles upon which the Tribe is founded, ensuring the maintenance of land trust status and self-determination rights for its people. "Justice is secured through the faithful application of law, the preservation of the People's covenant, and the exercise of self-government." — Chief Mathias El
Judicial Principles
The authority of the Court is exercised through law rather than personal discretion. Self-government carries with it the responsibility to administer justice fairly, faithfully interpret governing law, and preserve the integrity
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Mathias El Tribe Supreme Court
OFFICIAL PUBLISHED OPINION
Land Designation — Principal Governmental & Judicial Seat Publication No. MET-SC-OP-2026-002
The Supreme Court has issued an Official Published Opinion addressing the judicial construction and authenticated institutional record concerning the Mathias El Tribe’s principal governmental and judicial seat, inclusive of the Office of the Chief Justice and Trustee. The Opinion identifies the location within the Tribal record as the permanent administrative base for the Office of the Chief Justice and Trustee, enhancing the Tribe’s land trust status; a principal place of Supreme Court administration and record custody; a Mathias El Tribe Trust property-administration location; a Mathias El Tribe Medical Center location; and the Primary Protected Sanctuary designated under prior Court authority.
Moreover, the Opinion preserves and incorporates the earlier Carrington proceedings, enriching the ongoing judicial and property history while establishing a unified institutional record. It distinguishes the Tribe’s internal governmental determinations, reflective of self-determination rights, from external legal consequences that fall under controlling law and a competent forum. This Opinion serves as the Tribe’s primary current published authority concerning the identity and institutional functions of the location, affirming its Tribal judicial authority.
Land Designation No.: MET-TL-BC-001 Case No.: MET-SC-BC-2026-001 Publication No.: MET-SC-OP-2026-002 Issued: September 11, 2026 Status: Official Published Opinion
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Bell Road Land Designation Publication No. MET-SC-OP-2026-00
OFFICIAL PUBLISHED OPINION
Bell Road Land Designation
Publication No. MET-SC-OP-2026-001
The Supreme Court has issued its first Official Published Opinion addressing the judicial construction of Mathias El Tribe Land Designation No. MET-TL-SM-001, which involves the authenticated conveyance and the legal principles governing the interpretation of the judicial record. This opinion articulates important aspects of land trust status, highlights the self-determination rights of the Tribe, and delineates the scope of Tribal judicial authority. The opinion includes Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Declaratory Judgment, Order and Decree, and Final Judgment.
Issued: July 20, 2026
Status: Official Published Opinion
TRIBAL COURT IN SESSION: FINDING Trust Status & Jurisdiction
Formal Finding of Trust Status and Jurisdiction under Docket No. MET-SC-2025-002
On June 16, 2025, the Mathias El Tribe Supreme Court issued a formal Finding of Trust Status and Jurisdiction under Docket No. MET-SC-2025-002, affirming that the property recorded under Doc #223043047 (April 12, 2023), Doc #223085433 (July 25, 2023 – Corrected Quitclaim Deed), and Doc #224042175 (April 15, 2024 – Correct Deed) is lawfully held in tribal trust, recorded and authenticated in Kern County for full faith and credit. The Mathias El Tribe, as a statutorily protected tribal government under federal law and treaty, has its self-determination rights recognized with protections affirmed under: 25 U.S.C. § 177 (Non-Intercourse Act), Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Indian General Welfare Exclusion Act (Public Law 113-168), and the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (1830). Any unlawful filings, liens, jurisdictional denials, or service terminations related to this property by state or local entities are declared void and constitute violations of the federal trust responsibility, thereby reinforcing the tribal judicial authority. This finding is also submitted into active legal proceedings including U.S. Court of Federal Claims Case No. 1:24-cv-02027-EMR and Eastern District of California Case No. 2:24-cv-03161.
tribal court in session: justice in defense of land rights
The Mathias El Tribe Supreme Court has formally opened Case No. METSC-2025-001
Asserting jurisdiction over violations against our trust, land, and Indigenous identity, we emphasize the importance of land trust status and self-determination rights. The case—The People of the Mathias El Tribe v. Carrington Mortgage Services—seeks immediate remedy for unlawful classification, jurisdictional abuse, and breach of trust responsibility. All proceedings are recorded under the authority of the Mathias El Tribe, a sovereign tribal government exercising its Tribal judicial authority, and will be made available in our official docket.