California Court of Appeal
WARBURTON/BUTTNER v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY (THE TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANA), D040158
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Plaintiff is entitled to discovery to pursue alter ego allegations and theories of contractual liability and fraud against a limited liability company of which an Indian tribe is a member, where contract evidence could arguably constitute a clear waiver of the tribe's sovereign immunity.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/26/2002
- Published 11/26/2002
Judges
- HUFFMAN, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Carlsmith Ball LLP and Albert H. Ebright, Los Angeles, for Petitioner., Fox, Johns, Lazar, Pekin & Wexler, George C. Lazar, San Diego, Michael H. Wexler; and Donald Juneau for Real Party in Interest.