Legal Opinion
Shortbull v. Looking Elk
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1982No. 81-1280PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Senior District Judge.
Thomas Shortbull brings this appeal challenging the district court’s order granting summary judgment against him. We, affirm.
The facts are set out fully in the district court’s memorandum opinion. See Shortbull v. Looking Elk, et al., 507 F.Supp. 917 (D.S.D.1981). Appellant Thomas Shortbull is a non-enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. A member of the Tribe is *646defined in the Tribal Constitution as follows:
Section 1 — The membership of the Oglala Sioux Tribe shall consist as follows:(a) All persons whose names appear on the official census roll of the Oglala…
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