Legal Opinion
A.K. Management Company, a Michigan Corporation v. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1986No. 84-6632PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.
A.K. Management Company (“AK”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its action for declaratory relief. The district court found that AK’s Management Agreement (“Agreement”) entered into with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (“the Band”) without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs was void under 25 U.S.C. § 81 (1982) 1 and therefore unenforceable. We affirm the district court’s decision.
FACTS
Plaintiff-Appellant, AK, manages bingo projects on Indian reservations. Defendant-Appellee, the Band, is a federally…
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