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BITTLE v. BAHE

No. 103,716.

192 P.3d 810 (2008)

2008 OK 10

Shatona BITTLE, individually, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Valentine BAHE and Val Tsosie, Defendants, The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and Thunderbird Entertainment Center, Inc., Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary B. Homsey, Jeffrey M. Cooper, Kevin E. Hill, Homsey, Cooper, Hill & Associates, Oklahoma City, OK, for appellant.

Robert T. Goolsby, Jeremy Z. Carter, Jennifer A. Bruner, Goolsby, Olson & Proctor, Oklahoma City, OK, for appellees.

TAYLOR, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from a dismissal of plaintiff's action alleging dram shop liability against an Indian tribe and its casino. The district court ruled that the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity prevents the state court from exercising jurisdiction over this private tort action against the Indian tribe. Based upon the evidentiary material in the appellate record, we find the Indian tribe and its casino have not established that they are shielded...

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