Legal Opinion
Osceola v. Florida Department of Revenue
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided February 17, 1989No. 88-6522-CIV-JAGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GONZALEZ, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE has come before the court upon the various motions in this cause. The defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Federal Rule 12(b)(1) and (6). The plaintiff has filed a response to the motion to dismiss which the court has received and considered.
The plaintiff has brought this action as an alleged class representative of all Florida’s Seminole Indians. The suit was filed by the plaintiff in her individual capacity *1553and not as an official representative of a recognized tribal government.
As stated by the plaintiff, this action was brought…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Judybill Osceola Enrolled Member of the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida and All Others Similarly Situated v. Florida Department of RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, a Sovereign Indian Nation v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Red Lake Band of Chippewas v. City of BaudetteDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1990
- Tunica-Biloxi Tribe v. State of La.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992