No. 18-894

Harold McNeal, et ux. v. Navajo Nation, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2)
Tags: congressional-policy contract-negotiation federal-indian-law federal-jurisdiction gaming-enterprise indian-gaming-regulatory-act sovereign-immunity state-court state-court-jurisdiction tort-claim tort-claims tribal-sovereignty
Latest Conference: 2019-04-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Tenth Circuit panel violated the current jurisprudence of this Court and the Congressional policy underlying IGRA by precluding the Nation from exercising its sovereign authority to permit a patron's tort claim against the Nation and its gaming facility to be brought in state court without express congressional permission.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Tenth Circuit panel violated the current jurisprudence of this Court and the Congressional policy underlying IGRA by precluding the Nation from exercising its sovereign authority to permit a patron's tort claim against the Nation and its gaming facility to be brought in state court without express congressional permission

Docket Entries

2019-04-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
2019-04-12
Rescheduled.
2019-03-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-13
Brief of respondents Navajo Nation, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-01-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 13, 2019.
2019-01-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 11, 2019 to March 13, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2019)
2018-12-06
Application (18A582) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until January 10, 2019.
2018-11-30
Application (18A582) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2018 to January 10, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Hon. Bradford J. Dalley
Nicholas Mark SydowOffice of the New Mexico Attorney General, Respondent
Navajo Nation, et al.
Catherine Emily StetsonHogan Lovells US LLP, Respondent