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· 10/19/2023

Pain Specialist Group, LTD. v. Micron Medical Corp.

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  • recognizing that under our “system of dual sovereignty” state courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate federal claims
  • holding that, when it is plain that the tribal court lacks jurisdiction, a party is not required to exhaust tribal court remedies
  • holding that tribal court has no authority to regulate nonmember state police officers investigating an off-reservation crime at a residence which was on tribal land
  • recognizing that under our “system of dual sovereignty” state courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate federal claims
  • holding that jurisdiction under Enclaves Clause only lies for “on-reservation conduct involving only Indians” and that “State sovereignty does not end at a res- ervation’s border”
  • deciding that tribal courts are not courts of general jurisdiction nor are tribal courts included in the historical and constitutional assumption of concurrent state-court jurisdiction to adjudicate claims arising under laws of the United States

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Judges: Cook V.C.

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