United States Eleventh Circuit

In an action by an Indian tribe seeking to enforce a judgment in a breach of contract action against defendant, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because: 1) federal common law did not create jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1331; and 2) the case was not a challenge regarding the reach of Indian power and subject matter jurisdiction did not exist on that basis.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/01/2010
• Published 06/01/2010

Judges

• TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT and CARNES, Circuit Judges, and BOWEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel