Legal Opinion
State of Oklahoma Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jan Graham and Chickasaw Nation, by and Through Overton James, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1987No. 86-1655PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
The State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Tax Commission (State or appellant) appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to remand and subsequent granting of the motion to dismiss filed by defendants Jan Graham and the Chickasaw Nation (Chickasaw Nation collectively or the *953Tribe). In its first order, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma held that removal was proper because the Constitution vests the Federal Government with exclusive authority over Indian tribes which is not limited or prohibited by 28 U.S.C. § 1843, the Tax…
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