DOE v. SANTA CLARA PUEBLO

No. 25,125.

118 P.3d 203 (2005)

2005-NMCA-110

Jane DOE, by and through her parents and next friend, J.H., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, Santa Clara Development Corporation, d/b/a Big Rock Casino Bowl, Defendants-Appellants, and Steven Bird, Miguel Ortigoza, Timothy Ortigoza, and Emily Ortigoza, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted August 12, 2005.

As Corrected September 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merit Bennett, Merit Bennett, P.C., Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Richard W. Hughes, Sean J. Flynn, Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom & Schoenburg, LLP, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellants.


Certiorari Granted, No. 29,350, August 12, 2005.

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} This case requires us to decide whether a New Mexico state court has subject matter jurisdiction of a personal injury suit brought against Santa Clara Pueblo as a result of events occurring at a casino owned and operated by Santa Clara Pueblo on its land. The district court denied the Pueblo's motion to dismiss for lack of...

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