Legal Opinion
Quinault Indian Nation v. Mary Pearson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2017No. 15-35263, 15-35267PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Once again, the issue of tribal sovereign immunity and cigarette taxes is back in the federal courts. In this iteration, the Qui-nault Indian Nation (the “Nation”) sued Edward A. Comenout, Jr.; Robert R, Co.-menout, Sr.; and other defendants for engaging in a scheme to defraud the Nation of taxes. When the Nation later asked the district court to dismiss its action, Edward’s estate (the “Estate”) sought to keep the litigation alive, asserting that maintaining the suit was necessary to litigate its counterclaims against the Nation.
The district court dismissed the…
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