Legal Opinion
Western Mohegan Tribe & Nation v. Orange County
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 23, 2004No. Docket No. 04-0449-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-Appellant the Western Mohegan Tribe and Nation (“the Western Mohegan Tribe” or “the Tribe”) brought the instant action in the Southern District of New York (Brieant, J.) claiming that the Defendants-Appellees New York and its Governor, George Pataki (“defendants”), were, in violation of federal common law and the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act, 25 U.S.C. § 177, wrongly in possession of land contained in ten New York counties.1 Defendants moved for dismissal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), arguing, among other things, that the action was barred by the Eleventh…
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