Legal Opinion

Texaco, Inc. v. Hale

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 8, 1996No. 95-2033PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the application of the tribal exhaustion doctrine to a taxation dispute involving land located outside Navajo Reservation borders but within Navajo Indian Country. Texaco, Inc. and Texas-New Mexico Pipeline (Appellants) seek federal declaratory relief against the Navajo Tax Commission and officials of the Navajo Tribe and the Navajo Tax Commission (the Tribe). We considered a prior appeal by Appellants in Texaco, Inc. v. Zah, 5 F.3d 1374 (10th Cir.1993) (Zah I), and remanded the case to the district court with specific instructions. Here, following…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Granberry v. GreerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. v. WatchmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  5. Texaco, Inc. v. ZahCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Tanner v. San Juan County Sheriff's OfficeDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2012
  2. United States v. TsosieCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. TSOSIECourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  4. World Fuel Services v. Nambe Pueblo DevelopmentDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2019
  5. Montoya v. Financial Federal Credit, Inc.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2012

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