Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. John Yellow Bird Steele v. Turn Key Gaming, Inc. Wayne Barber

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 16, 2001No. 00-3615PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

The United States and its relator, John Yellow Bird Steele (collectively “the United States”), appeal an adverse grant of summary judgment. We affirm, but on different grounds than those established by the district court.

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The relevant facts are largely undisputed. On January 19, 1995, the Oglala Sioux Tribe (the “Tribe”) entered into a contract entitled Prairie Wind Casino Rental Agreement (“Rental Agreement”) with Turn Key Gaming, Inc. On the same date, the Tribe entered into another contract entitled Prairie Wind Casino Employment Agreement (“Employment Agreement”) with…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of IdahoSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Bryan v. Itasca CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Nevada v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. United States Ex Rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  4. GasPlus, L.L.C. v. United States Department of the InteriorDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  5. Skokomish Indian Tribe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2014

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