Legal Opinion
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority v. Arizona Department of Revenue
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1979No. 76-2895PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) appeals from a district court judgment dismissing its action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Arizona Department of Revenue (Department). We conclude that the district court did not have jurisdiction over NTUA’s claims, and we therefore affirm.
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NTUA, created in 1959, is a subordinate economic enterprise of the Navajo Indian Tribe. In 1960, the Tribe and the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) entered into *1230agreements providing that, among other things, APS would lease a site on tribal lands for a large…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mathews v. DiazSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bryan v. Itasca CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Department of Employment v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Gila River Indian Community v. Henningson, Durham & Richardson, a Nebraska Corporation, and Ranier Construction Company, Inc., an Arizona CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Dewitt Dillon, Cross-Appellants v. The State of Montana, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- The Housing Authority Of The City Of Seattle v. State Of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- The Navajo Tribe v. The Bank of New Mexico, a New Mexico CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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