Here is the opinion in this case, decided in the Southern District of Alabama, and involves a lease signed by the MOWA Band of Choctaw. It will be remanded back to state court.
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Rumsey Band v. Dickstein — Remand to State Court
The federal district court granted the Rumsey Band’s motion to remand the claim back to state court after Howard Dickstein at al. removed the case to federal court. The ultimate claim against Dickstein et al. is that former attorneys and financial advisors engaged in self-dealing in regards to business deals involving the tribal gaming operation. This intermediate order remanding the case involved questions regarding whether Congress preempted the field with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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