Legal Opinion

Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc., A South Dakota Nonprofit Corporation v. Lillian “Toni” Montileaux

District Court, D. South Dakota

Decided October 22, 2025No. 5:25-cv-05013Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA WESTERN DIVISION MAZASKA OWECASO OTIPI 5:25-CV-05013-CCT FINANCIAL, INC., A SOUTH DAKOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS vs. LILLIAN “TONI” MONTILEAUX, Defendant. This case concerns whether the action commenced by Lillian “Toni” Montileaux (Montileaux) against Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial Inc. (Mazaska) in the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court (tribal court), Docket 1-1, must be litigated in federal district court, Docket 1. The Court held a hearing on September 15, 2025, Docket 38, and having now…

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