United States Ninth Circuit

In a suit against a Tribe and its casino by a former employee alleging retaliation, dismissal of claims on sovereign immunity grounds is affirmed where the casino functions as an arm of the Tribe. However, dismissal of defendant's claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1985 is reversed where he should be given the opportunity to amend his pro se complaint to assert these two claims intelligibly.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/14/2006
• Decided 09/29/2006
• Published 09/29/2006

Judges

• Before CANBY, THOMPSON, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald Earl Childress III, Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Blaine I. Green, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellees.