Legal Opinion
Self v. Cher-AE Heights Indian Community etc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 2021No. A158632Published
1Opinion of the Court
Filed 1/26/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE JASON SELF et al., A158632 Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CHER-AE HEIGHTS INDIAN (Humboldt County Superior Court COMMUNITY OF THE TRINIDAD No. DR190353) RANCHERIA, Defendant and Respondent. The question in this case is whether sovereign immunity bars a quiet title action to establish a public easement for coastal access on property owned by an Indian tribe. We hold that the tribe’s sovereign immunity bars the action. Congress has not abrogated tribal immunity for a…
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