Legal Opinion
In Re Richard D. Greene and Donna J. Greene, Husband and Wife, Debtors, Ross Richardson, Chapter 7, Trustee-Appellee v. Mt. Adams Furniture
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1992No. 91-35491PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Mt. Adams Furniture, a wholly-owned and operated business of the Yakima Indian Nation, appeals the district court’s rejection of its claim of sovereign immunity in a bankruptcy proceeding imposing a judgment for preferential transfer by the debt- or to Mt. Adams Furniture. We hold that the Yakima Indian Nation is immune from the suit by the trustee and reverse the district court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Mt. Adams Furniture (“Mt. Adams”) is a wholly-owned and managed enterprise of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation (“Yakima Nation” or…
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