TARBELL v. JACOBS

No. 93-CV-1460.

856 F.Supp. 101 (1994)

Norman J. TARBELL, Chief of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, et al., Plaintiffs, v. L. David JACOBS, Chief of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, and John S. Loran, Chief of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. New York.

June 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kingsley & Towne, P.C., Albany, NY, Michael Rhodes-Devey, of counsel, for plaintiffs.

Peebles & Evans, Omaha, NE, Shentell L. Auffart, of counsel, Pease & Willer, Massena, NY, Daniel S. Pease, of counsel, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM, DECISION & ORDER

McAVOY, Chief Judge.

This case involves the intricacies of jurisdiction and default judgments in regard to suits removed from the state court system. This suit was originally filed in the New York State Supreme Court, County of Franklin and was removed to the Northern District of New York based on federal question jurisdiction.

During the Supreme Court action, defendant L. David Jacobs failed to appear, and accordingly...

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