Here is the Supreme Court docket noting the dismissal yesterday.
Breakthrough Management Group v. Chukchansi Casino
Cert Petition in Breakthrough Management Group v. Chukchansi Casino
Tenth Circuit Denies En Banc Review in BMG v. Chukchansi; Expect Cert Petition Soon
Here is that order: Order Denying Petition for En Banc Rehearing.
Here are our earlier posts: en banc materials, and Tenth Circuit panel materials.
En Banc Petition and Response in BMG v. Chukchansi
Here are those materials:
BMG Petition for En Banc Rehearing
Chukchansi Response to Petition for Rehearing En Banc
Here are the earlier materials, and a link to an Indian Country Today piece on the case.
ICT Coverage of BMG v. Chukchansi — Important Sovereign Immunity Case
BMG v. Chukchansi Casino — Tribal Sovereign Immunity
In the September 12, 2007 order, the district court granted the motion to dismiss as to the Chukchansi Indian Tribe, but left open the question as to whether sovereign immunity applied to the tribe’s economic development entity. In the August 6, 2008 order, the court held the entity was not entitled to sovereign immunity.
Here are the relevant briefs and materials:
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