GALLEGOS v. PUEBLO OF TESUQUE

No. 26,149.

46 P.3d 668 (2002)

132 N.M. 207

2002-NMSC-012

Lisa GALLEGOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PUEBLO OF TESUQUE d/b/a Camel Rock Gaming Center, Zurich American Insurance Company, National Sanitary Supply Company, Inc., Rubbermaid, Inc., and Does 1-20, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

April 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Treisman, Monte D. Richard, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

Butt, Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Emily A. Franke, James H. Johansen, Guebert & Yeomans, P.C., Terry R. Guebert, Alysan Boothe Collins, Stetson Law Offices, P.C., Catherine Baker Stetson, Jana L. Walker, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.

Williams, Janov & Cooney, P.C., Gwenellen P. Janov, Albuquerque, Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom, Schoenburg, & Enfield, L.L.P., Richard W. Hughes, Santa Fe, NM, Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash & Frye, Lester K. Taylor, Ussery & Parrish, P.A., David C. Mielke, Hilary C. Tompkins, Albuquerque, NM, for Amici Curiae, Pueblos of Santa Ana, San Felipe, Sandia, Isleta and Laguna.

Carpenter & Chavez, Ltd., William H. Carpenter, Vanzi & Gagne, P.C., Linda M. Vanzi, Pasternack & Blake, P.C., Valerie A. Chang, Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association.


OPINION

BACA, Justice.

{1} In this case, certified from the Court of Appeals pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 34-5-14(C)(2) (1972), we confront two issues presented in two cases consolidated by the Court of Appeals prior to certification. First, we are asked whether federal or state law, or the terms of the 1995 or 1997 Compacts, provide the state court with subject matter jurisdiction over an action in tort brought by a non-Indian against an Indian...

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