Carl E. Gungoll Exploration Joint Venture v. Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma

ALMA WILSON, J.,

with whom OPALA, J., joins, dissenting:

¶ 1 The rule of stare decisis1 obligates the Oklahoma courts to follow Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc., 523 U.S. 751, 118 S.Ct. 1700, 140 L.Ed.2d 981 (1998). In its pronouncement, Manufacturing Technologies recognized that the doctrine of tribal immunity is tenuous,2 hence every precaution against an expansive application of its ruling should be taken.3 Accordingly, I respectfully dissent to today’s overreaching application of Manufacturing Technologies.

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THIS APPEAL SHOULD BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF AN APPEALABLE…