LONGIE v. SPIRIT LAKE TRIBE

No. 04-1578.

400 F.3d 586 (2005)

Douglas F. LONGIE, Appellant, v. SPIRIT LAKE TRIBE; Spirit Lake Health Administration; Spirit Lake Tribe Refuse Control Services, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad R. McCabe, argued, Bismarck, ND, for appellant.

Terry L. Pechota, argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Douglas L. Longie appeals the district court's1 dismissal of his case for lack of federal jurisdiction and, alternatively, for his failure to exhaust tribal court remedies. We affirm.

I.

This appeal involves a dispute between the Spirit Lake Tribe and one of its members over two tracts of land within the Spirit Lake Nation Indian Reservation. Longie, an enrolled tribal member, submitted...

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