Legal Opinion
Florida, Department of Business Regulation v. United States Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1985No. 84-3246PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
This litigation involves the combined efforts of the State of Florida, the Florida Department of Business Regulation, the Florida Department of Revenue, and the City of Tampa (appellants), to challenge the Secretary of the Interior’s decision to acquire a tract of land in trust for the benefit of the Seminole Indian Tribe. The court below dismissed their complaint on sovereign immunity and standing grounds. We affirm as to sovereign immunity; accordingly we do not reach the standing question.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1980, the City of Tampa began excavation of land near the…
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