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DILLINER v. SENECA-CAYUGA TRIBE

No. 109,085.

258 P.3d 516 (2011)

2011 OK 61

Jerry R. DILLINER, Darlene Boyd, Gary Crow, Katie L. Fisher, Jacob Althouse, James Davis, Margaret Davis, Troy D. Dry, Lindy Flickinger, Cody A. Fisher, Shandrea D. Housman, Linda C. Judd, Roxann Kinsey, Elizabeth Lewis, Kirk Postoak, Jamie T. Quick, Janice Quick, Jeremy Quick, Sammy Quick, Albert Ty Slaughter, Caleb J. Slaughter, Sandra L. Slaughter, Dustin Spicer, Louis Spicer, Sherry L. Spicer, Gary Toland, Jordana N. Tyron, and Mark Woods, Appellants, v. SENECA-CAYUGA TRIBE of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

June 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Caruso , Caruso Law Firm, P.C., Tulsa, Oklahoma, Clint Ward , Ward & Lee, Vinita, Oklahoma, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Scott N. Edwards , Miami, Oklahoma, John G. Ghostbear , Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendant/Appellee.

EDMONDSON, J.

¶ 1 The question before us is whether the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma expressly and unequivocally waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain employment contracts entered into with tribal employees. The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma (Tribe) is a federally recognized Indian tribe. The Tribe has a Constitution and By-Laws. The Tribe also was issued a corporate charter by the Secretary of the Interior under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare...

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