Legal Opinion
Somerlott v. Cherokee Nation Distributors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 27, 2012No. 10-6157PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Tina Marie Somerlott appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her claims against CND, LLC (“CND”) for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1). Somerlott brought federal employment discrimination claims against CND, alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. After allowing discovery by both parties, the district court concluded CND was immune from suit under the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity and, therefore, dismissed Somerlott’s complaint in its…
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