Gary C'hair and Rochelle C'hair v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District, State of Wyoming, and John Strohecker

[T74] I respectfully dissent. I would conclude that a Wyoming district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a tort action brought by a non-Indian plaintiff against enrolled tribal member defendants' to recover damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision that occurred' on a state highway within the boundaries of the Wind River Reservation. Consequently, I would reverse the decision of the district court.

[T75]) My prmcipalavdepamure from the majority's analysis arises from its conclusion that the status of the tribal member as a defendant is irrelevant. According to the…