California Federal Court Has No Jurisdiction Over Tribal Land Leasehold Dispute

(April 12, 2024, 9:45 AM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Federal courts do not have jurisdiction over state law property claims simply because the property at issue is on Indian land and the defendant is a member of a tribe, a California federal judge found in granting a man’s motion to dismiss claims arising from a leasehold dispute on tribal trust land....