Legal Opinion
Miner Electric, Inc. v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2007No. 06-5216PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Miner Electric, Inc., and Russell E. Miner (“Miner parties”) filed a complaint in federal district court against Muscogee (Creek) Nation (“Nation”), a federally-recognized Indian tribe. In their complaint, the Miner parties sought declaratory and injunctive relief related to a forfeiture order entered by the Nation’s District Court (“Tribal Court”). The Nation moved to dismiss the complaint based upon its sovereign immunity. The district court denied the motion to dismiss and subsequently granted summary judgment in favor of the Miner parties. On appeal, the Nation…
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