Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. President R.C.-St. Regis Management Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 1, 2006No. Docket No. 05-3823-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORETTA A. PRESKA, District Judge:
We consider here whether a district court may exercise original jurisdiction over a declaratory judgment action brought pursuant to the former 25 U.S.C. § 811 to void a contract for lack of approv*46al alleged to be required under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. Answering that question in the negative, we hold that the district court was without jurisdiction to entertain the action and we affirm the dismissal.
BACKGROUND
On November 7, 1997, Appellant St. Re-gis Mohawk Tribe (“Tribe”) entered into a five-year casino management…
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