BREAKTHROUGH MANAGEMENT v. CHUKCHANSI GOLD CASINO

Nos. 08-1298, 08-1305, 08-1317.

629 F.3d 1173 (2010)

BREAKTHROUGH MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. CHUKCHANSI GOLD CASINO AND RESORT; Chukchansi Economic Development Authority, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, and Ryan Stanley, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc F. Pappalardo of Breakthrough Management Group, Inc., Longmont, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Michael A. Robinson of Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Chukchansi Gold Casino and Resort and Chukchansi Economic Development Authority.

Lenden F. Webb of Law Offices of Lenden F. Webb, Fresno, CA, for Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Ryan Stanley.

Before MURPHY, HOLMES, Circuit Judges, and ARMIJO, District Judge.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal asks us to explore the relationship between an Indian tribe and the economic entities created by the tribe, and to determine how close that relationship must be in order for those entities to share in the tribe's sovereign immunity. Plaintiff Breakthrough Management Group, Inc. ("BMG"), a provider of business management training and consulting services, filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in...

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