Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Crow Tribal Council
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1991No. 89-35667PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
The Crow Tribe enacted an ordinance establishing a commission to regulate railroads crossing the Crow Reservation. Burlington Northern Railroad (“BN”) sought a declaratory judgment in federal court invalidating the ordinance as exceeding tribal jurisdiction. The Tribe moved for dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, and the district court denied the motion. The district court later granted default judgment to BN for the Tribe’s failure to comply with an order compelling the Tribe’s answers to discovery. The Tribe appeals. We vacate judgment and remand.
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