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MEIER v. SAC AND FOX INDIAN TRIBE

No. 90-1135.

476 N.W.2d 61 (1991)

Allen J. MEIER, Labor Commissioner, Appellant, v. SAC AND FOX INDIAN TRIBE OF the MISSISSIPPI IN IOWA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail A. Sheridan-Lucht, Atty. for Labor Comm'r, Des Moines, for appellant.

Roger Schoell of Grimes, Buck, Schoell & Beach, Marshalltown, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and SCHULTZ, CARTER, LAVORATO, and SNELL, JJ.

LAVORATO, Justice.

The issue in this small claims action is whether the district court has jurisdiction to entertain a private civil action brought against a Native American tribe that asserts sovereign immunity. We think not. We therefore affirm the district court decision.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Nancy Fauser, a Caucasian, entered into a contract of employment with the Sac and Fox...

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