Legal Opinion
Alvarado v. Table Mountain Rancheria
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 29, 2007No. 06-15351PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants appeal from the district court’s order dismissing their complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Appellants are individuals who unsuccessfully petitioned the Table Mountain Tribal Council for admission to the Table Mountain Ranchería, an Indian tribe. Their complaint sought an order compelling the Table Mountain Ranchería to admit them as members. The district court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over Appellants’ claims because this case was indistinguishable from those in which tribal immunity precludes federal court…
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