MAYNARD v. NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE

No. 92-2106.

984 F.2d 14 (1993)

Kenneth L. MAYNARD, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Mark Russo with whom Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, Inc., Providence, RI, on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

John F. Killoy, Jr. with whom Law Office of H. Jefferson Melish, Wakefield, RI, on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CYR, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.


CYR, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth L. Maynard appeals from a judgment dismissing his claim for injunctive relief against the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The district court determined that the Tribe possessed sovereign immunity from suit. We affirm for substantially the same reasons stated in Section III.A of the district court memorandum and order of dismissal. 798 F.Supp. 94.

"Indian tribes have long been recognized as possessing...

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