Legal Opinion
Spokane Tribe of Indians v. United States
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided April 10, 1991No. C-90-388-RJMPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROBERT J. McNICHOLS, District Judge.
Currently pending are cross-motions for summary judgment. Argument was heard on April 8, 1991 at 2:30 p.m. The Tribe seeks declaratory relief that certain gaming devices maintained on the Spokane Reservation are exempt from state regulation and hence do not derivatively violate federal law. See 18 U.S.C. § 1166.
While the parties do not raise a jurisdictional issue, the court is obligated to do so sua sponte. Kinsey v. Nestor Exploration Ltd.—1 981A, 604 F.Supp. 1365, 1368 (E.D.Wn.1985). It is elemental that a live controversy is a requisite to…
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