Legal Opinion
Youvella v. Dallas
Hopi Appellate Court
Decided November 23, 1998No. Nos. 95-CV-000140, 96-AP-00002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
The primary issue in this case is whether sovereign immunity bars suit against the Treasurer of the Hopi Tribe if he is sued in his individual capacity or otherwise.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1
First Mesa Consolidated Villages Kik-mongwi Ebin W. Leslie certified Appellants B. Steve Youvella and Richard W. Nayatewa to serve as Village representatives to the Hopi Tribal Council until November 30, 1995. Appellate Opinion and Order (A.O.O.) at 2. Prior to that time, on January 16, 1994, the Kikmongwi informed the Tribal Council in a letter that Appellants were…
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