Legal Opinion
Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Alabama & Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided December 28, 1999No. 9:99CV31PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PAUL N. BROWN, District Judge.
Pending before the court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Original Complaint. The court, having considered the motion, responses, and replies, is of the opinion that the motion should be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
INTRODUCTION
Defendant the Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas is a federally recognized Indian Tribe which controls lands set aside and held in trust for the Tribe as a reservation. See 25 U.S.C. §§ 731-37. Between 1979 and 1993 Defendants signed several oil and gas mineral leases giving the right to explore and produce…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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