Legal Opinion
Peabody Coal Company Peabody Western Coal Company Peabody Holding Group, Inc. v. Navajo Nation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 2004No. 03-15272PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal addresses whether a district court has subject matter jurisdiction over a suit brought for enforcement of an arbitration award by a non-Indian corporation against the Navajo Nation (or “the Nation”), a federally recognized Indian tribe located primarily in Arizona. The complaint filed by Plaintiffs Peabody Coal Company, Peabody Western Coal Company, and Peabody Holding Group, Inc., (collectively “Peabody”) seeks enforcement of an arbitration settlement agreement made between the parties in 1998 setting royalty rates for coal mined pursuant to a commercial…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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