Opinion ID: 197341
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Heading: Agreement with an Indian Tribe

Text: The Appellees contend that the Partnership, rather than PIN in its individual capacity, represents the applicable entity in this case. This argument is unavailing. PIN's Lieutenant Governor signed both Settlement Agreements as PIN's personal representative, not as the Partnership's Limited Partner. John Palmer, the Partnership's General Partner, signed on behalf of Schiavi Homes. Moreover, even if Schiavi Homes, not PIN in its individual capacity, signed the agreements, the district court's observation that [c]ourts -14- 14 look beyond the mere formality of corporate structure in construing the identity of parties with regard to S 81, Penobscot, 906 F. Supp. at 19, necessitates no elaboration on our part. Se e Altheimer & Gray, 983 F.2d at 809-10; Pueblo of Santa Ana v. Hodel, 663 F. Supp. 1300, 1306 (D.D.C. 1987).