Legal Opinion
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of TX v. USA
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2014No. 13-40644PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas brought suit against the United States and various federal agencies alleging inter alia violations of the Administrative Procedures Act and federal common law. The district court granted the Government’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because we hold that the Tribe has failed to allege “agency action” sufficient to meet the standards required for waiver of the Government’s sovereign immunity, we AFFIRM.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (“Tribe”) is a federally-recognized…
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