Legal Opinion

Albert v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

Mohegan Gaming Disputes Trial Court

Decided November 2, 2011No. GDTC-T-11-117-PMGPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

GUERNSEY, C.J.

The Defendant has moved to dismiss Plaintiffs Employment Discrimination complaint on grounds that the same was filed after the ninety-day statute of limitations set forth in The Mohegan Discriminatory Employment Practices Ordinance, MTC § 4-27(b), It is well settled that time limitations set forth in waivers of sovereign immunity are jurisdictional in nature, and failure to adhere to the same deprives this Court of jurisdiction. Long v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Et Al., 1 G.D.R. 5, 8, 1 Am. Tribal Law 385 (1997).

In lieu of an evidentiary hearing, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Williams v. Commission On Human Rights & OpportunitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
  2. Morris v. CostaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
  3. Rocco v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  4. Long v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming AuthorityMohegan Gaming Disputes Trial Court · 1997
  5. Gager v. SangerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006

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