Legal Opinion
Texaco, Inc. v. Zah
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1993No. 92-2141PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Texaco Inc. (“Texaco”) and Texas-New Mexico Pipeline (“Texas-New Mexico”) (col-leetively “Appellants”) appeal an order of the district court dismissing their declaratory judgment action against the Navajo Tax Commission and officials of the Navajo Tribe and the Navajo Tax Commission (“Navajo Nation”) for failure to exhaust tribal remedies. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and VACATE and REMAND for further proceedings.
I. Background
Texaco is an oil and gas producer with operations in New Mexico; Texas-New Mexico operates an interstate pipeline which crosses…
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