Fort Yates Public School Dist. v. Jamie Murphy

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellants, Beleourt Public School District (“School District”) and certain of its employees, brought an action against Defendant-Appellees, members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (“Tribe”) and the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court (“Tribal Court”), seeking (1) a declaration that the Tribal Court lacks jurisdiction over claims that the Tribe members filed against Plaintiff-Appellants in Tribal Court, and (2) injunctions prohibiting the prosecution of the claims before the Tribal Court. Plaintiff-Appellants also moved for default judgment against one…