Legal Opinion
Kaw Nation Ex Rel. McCauley v. Lujan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2004No. 03-6213PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. They contend that the district court erred in characterizing their claims as involving a purely intratribal dispute and assert that the district court had jurisdiction to determine whether certain persons were properly appointed to the Kaw Nation District Court (KNDC) and the Kaw Nation Supreme Court. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Tribal Proceedings
This case arises from a dispute among officials of the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma (the Tribe), a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Ordinance 59 Ass'n v. United States Department of the Interior SecretaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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