Legal Opinion
County of Lewis v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1998No. 94-35979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
This case deals with a tribal court’s jurisdiction over a nonmember in a tort action.
FACTS
Lewis County is a subdivision of the State of Idaho. Much of its territory is within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The Nez Perce Tribe, by formal resolution, consented to Idaho’s assumption of concurrent criminal jurisdiction within the reservation over a number of minor offenses, including disturbing the peace.
According to a stipulation of facts filed by John D. Allen and the State of Idaho in Allen’s criminal appeal, a woman (not a party to that case or this one) called the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
- County of Lewis v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Allstate Indemnity Co. v. StumpCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3047, 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3364, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4211, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4651, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8577 County of Lewis Don Fortney Thomas F. Myers v. John D. Allen, and Nez Perce Tribe Nez Perce Tribal Court Judges of the Nez Perce Tribal CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Allstate Indemnity Company v. Vina StumpCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9021, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,641 County of Lewis Don Fortney Thomas F. Myers v. John D. Allen, Nez Perce Tribe Nez Perce Tribal Court Judges of the Nez Perce Tribal CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998