Dry v. United States

PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Douglas G. Dry, Juanita McConnell, and Rosie Burlison appeal from the district court’s orders dismissing their claims against the federal and tribal defendants, and from the orders granting summary judgment to the City of Talihina and City of Clayton defendants. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.G. § 1291 and we affirm.

Background

Plaintiffs Douglas G. Dry, Juanita McConnell, and Rosie Burlison are members of the Choctaw Nation (“the Nation” or “the Tribe”). During the Labor Day Festival on tribal grounds in 1995, tribal police officers…