Absentee Shawnee Attempt to Dismiss State Court Bittle v. Bahe Litigation Fails

Here is the district court order in Absentee Shawnee v. Combs (W.D. Okla.) — Absentee Shawnee DCT Order.

The tribe had been the defendant in Bittle v. Bahe, in which the Oklahoma Supreme Court held 7-2 that dram shop actions filed against tribal casino operations are not barred by tribal sovereign immunity. The tribe brought this action in federal court to force the dismissal of the state court action, but failed. Here are the materials:

Combs Motion to Dismiss

Absentee Shawnee Response to Combs

Bittle Motion to Dismiss

Absentee Shawnee Response to Bittle