9th Circuit Again Finds For California Tribe, Affirms Federal Recognition

Mealey's (September 9, 2020, 1:26 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California Indian tribe cannot be sued by tribal members and groups challenging the tribe's federal recognition because it has sovereign immunity that shields it from being joined as an indispensable party, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Sept. 8 in the latest court ruling against the challengers (Jamul Action Committee, et al. v. E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, et al., No. 17-16655, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 28365)....