New York Federal Judge Sends Tribe’s Contract Claim Back To State Court

Mealey's (December 23, 2020, 1:11 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A breach of contract claim against a bank by a Utah Indian tribe and several of its corporations belongs in state court where it was filed, even though it involves securities partly backed by the federal Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), a U.S. judge in New York ruled Dec. 21 in remanding (Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah, et al. v. U.S. Bank National Association, No. 20-1704, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 240276)....