In Protective Order Dispute, 10th Circuit Says Tribal Police Officers Are Immune

(March 1, 2024, 8:44 AM EST) -- DENVER — Choctaw Nation police officers sued by a Cherokee woman who alleged that the officers failed to enforce a protective order issued by the Choctaw Nation District Court against her non-tribal neighbor are entitled to tribal sovereign immunity from the woman’s claims because the allegations implicate the officers in their official capacity, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming a trial court’s decision to dismiss the pro se plaintiff’s claims....