Legal Opinion
Sac & Fox Nation v. Hanson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1995No. 93-5186PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
The Sac and Fox Nation (“the Nation”), a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans residing in Oklahoma, brought suit in district court under 28 U.S.C. § 1362. Claiming sovereign immunity, the Nation sought to enjoin an Oklahoma state court proceeding in which defendants had filed third-party suits against the Nation. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment, and the district court ruled in favor of defendants. After the Nation filed a motion to alter or amend the judgment under Fed. R.Civ.P. 59(e), the district court reversed its previous ruling and entered a…
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