Legal Opinion
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Babbitt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 30, 1996No. Civil Action 96-02284PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . CD -3 -3
BACKGROUND . ZD -3 «3
DISCUSSION. Z& <1 00
THE COURT SHALL GRANT THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS BECAUSE THE DELAWARE TRIBE OF INDIANS IS A NECESSARY AND INDISPENSABLE PARTY THAT CANNOT BE JOINED DUE TO ITS SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. 00 t> 05
I.THE DELAWARE TRIBE IS A NECESSARY PARTY TO THIS ACTION UNDER FED.R.CIV.P. 19(a). 00 t> 05
II.THE DELAWARE TRIBE’S SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY BARS ITS JOIN-DER AS A NECESSARY PARTY. 05
A. Indian Tribes Are Sovereign Entities. co 05
B. The Delaware Tribe has Sovereign Immunity. oo 05
1. Delaware Tribe of Indians is an Indian tribe. co…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. SalazarDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- LaSalle Bank, N.A. v. ReevesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. ScarlettDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009