Legal Opinion
Dolgencorp, Inc. v. Mississippi Band Choctaw Indians
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2013No. 12-60668PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
Dolgencorp, Inc. and Dollar General Corp. (collectively “Dolgencorp”) brought an action in the district court seeking to enjoin John Doe, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and other *411defendants (collectively “the tribal defendants”) from adjudicating tort claims against Dolgencorp in the Choctaw tribal court. The district court denied Dolgencorp’s motion for summary judgment and granted summary judgment in favor of the tribal defendants, concluding that the tribal court may properly exercise jurisdiction over Doe’s claims. Because we agree…
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