Bird Industries, Inc. v. Tribal Business Council, No. 22-2584 (8th Cir. 2023)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Kelly, and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Civil case. Dismissal based on the defendant's tribal sovereign immunity affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 22-2584 ___________________________ Bird Industries, Inc., A South Dakota corporation; Laura Bird, Individually lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants v. Tribal Business Council of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of North Dakota ____________ Submitted: March 9, 2023 Filed: March 14, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Bird Industries, Inc. and Laura Bird appeal the district court’s1 dismissal of their civil action against the Tribal Business Council of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation based on tribal sovereign immunity. Upon careful review, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Daniel L. Hovland, United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota. -2-
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