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Native Americans

Aug. 26, 2020

Tribe invokes sovereign immunity, defense responds with mass discovery demands

Tribes often cite sovereignty as a shield and defense attorneys have found filing extensive discovery motions has led to dismissals.

A major California gaming tribe has invoked its sovereignty to oppose defense motions in two recent cases against financial companies they said negligently lost their money. One of these companies has turned the tables, seeking thousands of pages of the tribe's internal documents through discovery that was debated in a law and motion hearing Tuesday.

The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians sued Fredericks Peebles &Morgan LLP, ...

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