Legal Opinion
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe v. Weicker
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 21, 1993No. 2:92CV00738 (PCD)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PENDING MOTIONS
DORSEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Indians and individuals claiming tribe membership have sued pursuant to the Indian Nonintercourse Act, 25 U.S.C. § 177, and the Proclamation of 1763 by King George III of Great Britain, against holders of record title to certain land in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Defendants move to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1).
I. Background
Plaintiffs’ allegations are that since time immemorial and until the acts complained of here, the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Indians (“the…
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