OKMULGEE – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court has ordered that the MCN Citizenship Board and Principal Chief David Hill submit a second status report in the Grayson/Kennedy case. The deadline to file the report is April 22.
As previously reported on March 9, Demario Solomon-Simmons, representing Rhonda Grayson and Jeffery Kennedy, filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction, as well as motions for contempt and for court enforcement of the order, and a show cause.
On March 17, the NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a motion with the court seeking leave to file an amici curiae brief (a friend-of-the-court brief) in the case. This motion was denied on March 23. According to the MCN Supreme Court, the motion was denied because it was not filed within the 15-day window allowed for this type of motion.
On the same day, the court issued an order directing the MCN Citizenship Board and Principal Chief Hill to submit a second status report in the case. The second report must answer the specific questions posed by the court:
- Provide the Court with an update (covering the time since the Appellant’s December 5, 2025, Status Report) addressing each of the questions previously submitted in the First Status Report (November 13, 2025), including specifically any new communications with the Principal Chief and/or National Council, and any updates concerning specific legislation, policies, or procedures being considered.
- Has the Office of the Attorney General (as counsel of record for the Appellant and for the Executive Branch in this action) drafted proposed legislation creating law and/or procedures to implement the Court’s July 23, 2025, Order and Opinion? If so, provide true and correct copies of any draft legislation. If so, has the Office of the Attorney General provided this draft legislation to the National Council for consideration or sought a sponsor?
- Has the Appellant and/or the Executive Branch sought and/or obtained a National Council Representative to sponsor legislation creating procedures to implement the Court’s July 23, 2025, Order and Opinion? If so, which Representative(s) has/have agreed to sponsor this legislation? If so, provide a true and correct copy of the draft legislation to be considered by the National Council. If no sponsor has been sought, provide a summary explanation described the reasons a sponsor has not been obtained.
- Provide an updated timeline for compliance with the Court’s July 23, 2025, Order and Opinion.
The order also states that the motions filed by Grayson/Kennedy on March 9 will be “held in abeyance”. This is a legal term that means the motions are paused until the court rules on whether to grant or deny them.
The second status report is due on or before April 22. Mvskoke Media will have ongoing coverage of this developing story.
