KAW NATION v. SPRINGER

No. 02-6169.

341 F.3d 1186 (2003)

KAW NATION, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maryln SPRINGER; Marcie Meyer; Julia Logsdon; and Wanda Stone, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:* Michael Minnis and David McCullough, Michael Minnis & Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Dena L. Silliman, Attorney at Law, Denver, CO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EBEL, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and MURPHY, Circuit Judge.


EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Kaw Nation, appeals the dismissal of its complaint from federal district court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The tribe attempted to bring suit in district court against its former officials and other individuals under a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1163, but failed to establish that a private cause of action existed under the statute. On appeal, the tribe reasserts its argument for a private civil...

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