GREAT PLAINS LENDING v. DEPT. OF BANKING

(SC 20340).

259 A.3d 1128 (2021)

339 Conn. 112

GREAT PLAINS LENDING, LLC, et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF BANKING et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released May 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Rosette , pro hac vice, with whom were Linda L. Morkan and, on the brief, Jeffrey J. White and Saba Bazzazieh , pro hac vice, for the appellants-appellees (plaintiffs).

Clare E. Kindall , solicitor general, with whom were John Langmaid , Joseph J. Chambers and Robert J. Deichert , assistant attorneys general, and, on the brief, William Tong , attorney general, for the appellees-appellants (defendants).

Robinson, C. J., and Mullins, Kahn, Ecker, Keller and Vertefeuille, Js.


Opinion

This appeal presents three significant issues of first impression with respect to whether a business entity shares an Indian tribe's sovereign immunity as an "arm of the tribe," as we consider (1) which party bears the burden of proving the entity's status as an arm of the tribe, (2) the legal standard governing...

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