Legal Opinion
Fort Yates Public School District 4 v. Murphy Ex Rel. C.M.B.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2015No. 14-1541PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Fort Yates Public School District # 4 (“School District”) brought an action against Defendant-Ap-pellees “Jamie Murphy for C.M.B. (a minor)” and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court (“Tribal Court”), seeking (1) a declaration that the Tribal Court lacks jurisdiction over claims that Murphy filed against the School District in Tribal Court, and (2) injunctions prohibiting the prosecution of the claims in Tribal Court. The district court dismissed the Tribal Court on sovereign immunity grounds. Later, the district court dismissed the entire case on the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by25 opinions
- Nanko Shipping, USA v. Alcoa, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- WPX Energy Williston, LLC v. Hon. B.J. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2023
- Bergeson v. State of South DakotaDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2022
- Conway v. Oyate Health CenterDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2024
- David Vipond v. David DeGroatCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2026
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.