U.S. v. RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

No. 86-5453.

827 F.2d 380 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS; Red Lake Tribal Council; Roger Jourdain; Royce Graves; James Strong; Allen English; Lawrence Bedeau; George Jones; Adolph Barrett; Roman Stately, Jr.; Gerald Brun; Dan Raincloud, Jr.; Tom Stillday, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1987.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Bodin, Duluth, Minn., for appellants.

Laura Heiser, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, the Red Lake Tribal Council and Red Lake Band officials (collectively Red Lake) appeal from a final judgment entered in the District Court1 for the District of Minnesota granting custody to the United States of certain records of the Red Lake Court of Indian Offenses (the tribal court). For reversal, Red Lake contends (1) tribal sovereign immunity bars the district court...

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