BECKER v. UTE INDIAN TRIBE

Nos. 18-4030 & 18-4072.

7 F.4th 945 (2021)

Lynn D. BECKER, Plaintiff Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, v. UTE INDIAN TRIBE of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, a federally chartered corporation and a federally recognized Indian Tribe; Uintah and Ouray Tribal Business Committee; Ute Energy Holdings, a Delaware LLC, Defendants Counterclaimants Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Barry G. Lawrence, District Judge, Utah Third Judicial District Court, in his individual and official capacities, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed August 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frances C. Bassett and Thomasina Real Bird ( Thomas W. Fredericks and Jeremy J. Patterson , with them on the briefs), Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, Louisville, Colorado, appearing for Appellants Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.

Nancy J. Sylvester ( Brent M. Johnson , with her on the briefs), Administrative Office of the Courts, Utah District Court, Salt Lake City, Utah, appearing for Appellee Barry G. Lawrence.

David K. Isom , Isom Law Firm, PLLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, appearing for Appellee Lynn D. Becker.

Before MORITZ, BRISCOE, and EID, Circuit Judges.


These appeals stem from an Independent Contractor Agreement (the Agreement) entered into by the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (the Tribe) and a non-Indian, Lynn D. Becker (Becker). Becker alleges that the Tribe breached the Agreement and owes him a substantial...

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