Court Opinion

ID: 9379055
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-03-14 16:00:34.997497+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:16:36.919270
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United States Court of Appeals
                           For the Eighth Circuit
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                               No. 22-2584
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   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
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                   Appeal from United States District Court
                       for the District of North Dakota
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                           Submitted: March 9, 2023
                            Filed: March 14, 2023
                                [Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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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.
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      1
       The Honorable Daniel L. Hovland, United States District Judge for the District
of North Dakota.

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