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United States Ninth Circuit


Quinault Indian Nation v. Pearson, 15-35263

Affirming the dismissal by the district court of a lawsuit in which the estate of the defendant sought to preserve litigation in order to pursue counterclaims against the Quinault Indian Nation, which had sued them for a scheme intended to defraud them of taxes, the court agreed that the Nation was entitled to sovereign immunity and the claims were properly dismissed.

Appellate Information

  • Decided
  • Published 2017/08/29

Judges

  • MCKEOWN

Court

  • United States Ninth Circuit

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