Legal Opinion
Kodiak Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. v. Burr
United States District Court
Decided March 22, 2018No. Case No. 4:14–cv–085; Case No. 4:14–cv–087PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY OF JUDGE SEAWORTH AND FALCON
In the Eighth Circuit, sovereign immunity presents a jurisdictional question. Hagen v. Sisseton-Wahpeton Cmty. Coll., 205 F.3d 1040, 1040-43 (8th Cir. 2000). It has been long been recognized that Indian Tribes possess "common-law immunity from suit traditionally enjoyed by sovereign powers." Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez, 436 U.S. 49, 59, 98 S.Ct. 1670, 56 L.Ed.2d 106 (1978). Indian tribes may not be sued absent an express and unequivocal waiver of immunity by the tribe or "abrogation of tribal immunity by Congress." Baker Elec. Co-op. v.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Dataphase Systems, Inc. v. C L Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- 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
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