Justin HOOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
The CITY OF TULSA, Defendant-Appellee.
Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw Nation; Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Quapaw Nation; Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation; State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma Association of Municipal Attorneys, Amici Curiae.
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FILED June 28, 2023.
FILED June 28, 2023.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John M. Dunn , The Law Offices of John M. Dunn, PLLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Riyaz A. Kanji , Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C., Ann Arbor, Michigan, appeared on behalf of Amici Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Quapaw Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. ( David A. Giampetroni , Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C., Ann Arbor, Michigan; Geri Wisner , Attorney General, and Kevin W. Dellinger , Assistant Attorney General, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, with him on the brief for Amicus Curiae Muscogee (Creek) Nation).
Frank S. Holleman , Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP, Bonita, California, for Amici Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Sara Hill , Attorney General, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for Amicus Cherokee Nation; Stephen H. Greetham , Senior Counsel, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Amicus Chickasaw Nation; Brian Danker , Senior Executive Officer, Division of Legal & Compliance, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Durant, Oklahoma, for Amicus Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Robert H. Henry , Robert H. Henry Law Firm, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Amicus Quapaw Nation; Valerie Devol , Attorney General, Devol & Associates, Edmond, Oklahoma, for Amicus Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, filed a brief for Amici Curiae The Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Chocktaw Nation of Oklahoma, Quapaw Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Zach West , Solicitor General, Bryan Cleveland , Deputy Solicitor General, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, filed a brief for Amicus Curiae State of Oklahoma.
Before McHUGH, EID, and CARSON, Circuit Judges.
McHUGH, Circuit Judge.
Justin Hooper and the City of Tulsa dispute whether the Curtis Act, 30 Stat. 495 (1898), grants Tulsa jurisdiction over municipal violations committed by all Tulsa's inhabitants, including Indians, in Indian country. Tulsa issued a traffic citation to Mr. Hooper, an Indian and member of the Choctaw Nation, and he paid a $150...
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