Legal Opinion
Mary Becenti, as Trustee for the Testamentary Trust Known as "Randy's Laundry," and Individually v. Sheryl Vigil and Raymond Brooks
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1990No. 88-2867PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Mary Becenti appeals the district court’s order dismissing her action against Vigil and Brooks for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because implicitly the district court’s order improvidently upheld the removal of this case from the Jicarilla Apache Tribal Court in which it was originally commenced, we vacate the district court’s order and remand with directions to remand the case to the tribal court.
BACKGROUND
This dispute arose over the administration of a loan obtained by Becenti’s son for the purchase and operation of a laundry business located within…
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