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KNIGHTON v. CEDARVILLE RANCHERIA N. PAIUTE INDIAN

No. 17-15515.

918 F.3d 660 (2019)

Duanna KNIGHTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CEDARVILLE RANCHERIA OF NORTHERN PAIUTE INDIANS; Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Court; Patricia R. Lenzi, in her capacity as Chief Judge of the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Court, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 13, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick L. Deedon (argued), Maire & Deedon, Redding, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jack Duran, Jr., Esq. (argued), Duran Law Office, Roseville, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: A. Wallace Tashima and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Lawrence L. Piersol, District Judge.

OPINION

This case concerns the sources and scope of an Indian tribe's jurisdiction over tort claims brought by the tribe against a nonmember employed by the tribe. The tort claims arose from conduct committed by the nonmember on tribal lands during the scope of her employment. The question presented is whether...

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