Legal Opinion
Dye v. Choctaw Casino of Pocola
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 30, 2009No. 104,737PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
¶ 1 One question is presented in this appeal: Is the state district court a court of competent jurisdiction as used in the gaming compact between the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma such that the district court may exercise jurisdiction over this Indian-country arising negligence action filed by a casino patron against the Choctaw tribe and its casino? We answer in the affirmative.
¶2 The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized Indian tribe1 (Tribe), owns a casino which it operates through its tribal enterprise, the Choctaw Casino of Po-cola, Oklahoma (casino).…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Cossey v. Cherokee Nation Enterprises, LLCSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- Griffith v. Choctaw Casino of PocolaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
3Cited by9 opinions
- Sheffer v. Buffalo Run Casino, PTE, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013
- Griffith v. Choctaw Casino of PocolaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc. v. Union Bank of California, N.A. (In Re Cornerstone E & P Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2010
- Santana v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Ex Rel. River Spirit CasinoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma v. OklahomaDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2010
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