Legal Opinion
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe v. Oklahoma ex rel. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1989No. 86-1885PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma and the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma are federally recognized Indian tribes that operate high-stakes bingo games on trust land. They brought this action to enjoin a pending state court suit in which the State of Oklahoma sought to enjoin operation of the bingo games. The federal court held that it was not required to abstain, and issued a preliminary injunction. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
In 1983, the State of Oklahoma sued the Seneca-Cayuga and Quapaw Tribes in separate actions in state court seeking to enjoin the operation of Tribal bingo…
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