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WRIGHT v. COLVILLE TRIBAL ENTERPRISE CORP.

No. 77558-3.

147 P.3d 1275 (2006)

Christopher WRIGHT, an individual, Respondent, v. COLVILLE TRIBAL ENTERPRISE CORPORATION, a foreign corporation; Colville Tribal Services Corporation, a foreign corporation; and Don Braman, an individual, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Katheryn Bradley, Michael Anthony Griffin, Jackson Lewis LLP, Seattle, WA, Bruce Edward Didesch, Didesch & Associates, Mead, WA, for Petitioners.

Breean Lawrence Beggs, Center for Justice, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

James Rittenhouse Bellis, Attorney at Law, Nespelem, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

SANDERS, J.

¶ 1 The Court of Appeals, Division One concluded Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation (CTEC), Colville Tribal Services Corporation (CTSC), and their agent Don Braman cannot claim tribal sovereign immunity from suit. We reverse, holding tribal sovereign immunity protects CTEC, CTSC, and Don Braman in his official capacity.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (the Tribe...

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