Legal Opinion
Kenneth L. Maynard v. Narragansett Indian Tribe
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 1993No. 92-2106PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth L. Maynard appeals from a judgment dismissing his claim for injunc-tive relief against the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The district court determined that the Tribe possessed sovereign immunity from suit. We affirm for substantially the same reasons stated in Section III.A of the district court memorandum and order of dismissal. 798 F.Supp. 94.
“Indian tribes have long been recognized as possessing the common-law immunity from suit traditionally enjoyed by sovereign powers.” Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez, 436 U.S. 49, 58, 98 S.Ct. 1670, 1677, 56 L.Ed.2d 106 (1978);…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Tribe of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Paul E. GuilbertCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Matthew B. Connolly, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Rhode Island v. Narragansett Indian TribeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Sac & Fox Nation v. HansonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island v. Narragansett Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Narragansett Indian v. State of Rhode IslanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Davids v. CoyhisDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1994
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