Solomon v. Interior Regional Housing Authority

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Vernon Solomon filed suit in federal court against the Interior Regional Housing Authority (IRHA), alleging violations of a federal Indian employment preference and of Alaska worker’s compensation law. The federal court found that the statute created no private cause of action, dismissing Solomon’s federal claims with prejudice and dismissing his state law claims without prejudice. Solomon appealed the federal claim to the Ninth Circuit, which affirmed. Four months after the Ninth Circuit denied his motion for reconsideration, Solomon filed his Alaska…