Legal Opinion
DeCoteau v. Sentry Insurance
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided February 12, 1996No. Civil No. A2-96-5PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEBB, Chief Judge.
This action was commenced in the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court. Plaintiff filed a Petition for Declaratory Judgment seeking damages and other relief in tribal court because of the denial of insurance coverage. The defendant removed the action to this court based on the diverse citizenship of the parties, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1441. The plaintiff now moves to have this action remanded to the tribal court, asserting that the action cannot be removed.
The plaintiff argues that this action cannot be removed from tribal court based on diversity of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Negonsott v. SamuelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Mary Becenti, as Trustee for the Testamentary Trust Known as "Randy's Laundry," and Individually v. Sheryl Vigil and Raymond BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- The People of the Territory of Guam v. Richard J. LandgrafCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Gourneau v. LoveDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1994
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3Cited by2 opinions
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