Channing v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA SARAH SUE CHANNING, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 23-cv-00458-SH ) SENECA-CAYUGA NATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is the Tribal Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ petition for writ of habeas corpus.1 Plaintiffs filed their petition under the Indian Civil Rights Act, asserting that the Tribal Defendants’ actions amount to an illegal detention. Tribal Defendants, however, argue that (1) this Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction due to their sovereign immunity; (2)…