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DILLON v. YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 97-3107.

144 F.3d 581 (1998)

Golman A. DILLON, Jr., also known as Bill A. Dillon, Appellant, v. YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE HOUSING AUTHORITY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A Russell Janklow, Sioux Falls, SD, argued (Steven M. Johnson, Chad W. Swenson and Sheila S. Woodward, on the brief), for Appellant.

David V. Heisterkamp, II, Denver, CO, argued (James F. Wagenlander, Mark S. Berry and Terry Pechota, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before BEAM and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and WATERS, District Judge.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Golman Dillon was terminated by the Yankton Sioux Housing Authority (Authority). Claiming that he was fired because he is white, Dillon sued under various civil rights statutes in federal district court. The district court determined that it lacked jurisdiction due to tribal sovereign immunity and granted summary judgment for the Authority. We affirm.

I.

Dillon worked for the Authority as coordinator of their Comp/Grant Department...

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