Holcombe v. Dimmler

Order unanimously affirmed, without costs, on the memorandum at Trial Term, Gale, J. Memorandum: In affirming the trial court’s order we would only add that both Federal and New York State precedent clearly evidence a reluctance on the part of the judiciary to intervene in controversies involving internal tribal affairs of Indian Nations which may appropriately be characterized as political as opposed to judicial (McCurdy v Steele, 506 F2d 653; Groundhog v Keeler, 442 F2d 674; Matter of Patterson v Council of Seneca Nation, 245 NY 433; Matter of District Attorney of Suffolk County v Nelson,…