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D. Connecticut· 8/1/1996

Romanella v. Hayward

Citations

  • 933 F. Supp. 163
  • 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11120
  • 1996 WL 434377

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • extending tribal immunity to tribal members in charge of maintenance of parking lot on which plaintiff slipped
  • \[A] native American tribe is not a citizen of a state within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and may not sue or be sued in federal court under the court's diversity jurisdiction.\
  • “[A] native American tribe is not a citizen of a state within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and may not sue or be sued in federal court under the court's diversity jurisdiction.”
  • ‘‘[The plaintiff’s] action against the tribal officers is a suit against the tribe. As such, the individual defendants’ immunity from suit is coextensive with the [t]ribe’s immunity from suit.’’

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Judges: Nevas

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