Legal Opinion
Zaunbrecher v. Succession of David
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 2015No. 15-769PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
| r Zachary Zaunbrecher appeals a trial court judgment which dismissed his suit against the Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort (Paragon Casino), Marissa Martin, Jeremy Pon-thieux, and Nathan Ponthier for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on tribal sovereign immunity. On appeal, Mr. Zaunbrecher does not complain about the dismissal of Paragon Casino. He argues that his claims against the three individual defendants should not have been dismissed because they are not entitled to sovereign immunity.
FACTS
Paragon Casino is owned by the Tunica Biloxi…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
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