Legal Opinion
Federico v. Capital Gaming International, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 20, 1995No. Civ. A. 95-0248PPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
The Defendant Narragansett Tribe of Indians (the “Tribe”) moves to dismiss the action filed against it on the grounds that the Tribe has sovereign immunity from suit.
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The plaintiff alleges that defendants agreed to pay plaintiff fifty thousand ($50,-000.00) dollars for legislative lobbying services to be performed during the year 1994. The parties allegedly set a payment schedule whereby defendants would pay four thousand one hundred sixty-six and 67/100 dollars ($4,166.67) each month. According to the plaintiff, the defendants failed to make…
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