Legal Opinion
United States v. Velarde
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided March 1, 1999No. CRIM. 98-0391 JCPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CONWAY, Chief Judge.
THIS MATTER came on for consideration of the Motion to Quash Subpoenas Served upon the Jicarilla Apache Tribe (“Tribe”) (Doc. 65). The relevant subpoenas are directed to various Tribal officials and were issued by the Court at the request of the Assistant United States Attorney and of the attorney for the criminal defendant in this case. Contrary to the Tribe’s contention, I find that sovereign immunity does not stand as a complete bar to enforcement of the subpoenas.
The Indian Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1153 (“the Act”), provides federal…
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