BP America Inc. et al v. Yerington Paiute Tribe et al
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ORDER that the parties file a joint Status Report due by 5/3/2018 in accordance with order. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 4/13/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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BP AMERICA INC., and ATLANTIC
RICHFIELD COMPANY,
Plaintiffs,
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Case No. 3:17-cv-0588-LRH-(WGC)
v.
ORDER
YERINGTON PAIUTE TRIBE; LAURIE A.
THOM in her official capacity as Chairman
of the Yerington Paiute Tribe; YERINGTON
PAIUTE TRIBAL COURT; and SANDRAMAE PICKENS in her official capacity as
Judge of the Yerington Paiute Tribal Court,
Defendants.
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This is an action concerning whether defendants have tribal jurisdiction to pursue a civil
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action against plaintiffs in tribal court. Currently pending are three motions to dismiss by the
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defendants on the basis of tribal sovereign immunity and exhaustion of tribal remedies. See
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ECF Nos. 41, 51, 53.
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The tribal court had scheduled a hearing in January 2018, to determine, in the first part,
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whether it has jurisdiction over the underlying tribal litigation. The outcome of that
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determination, as well as the ongoing proceedings in the tribal court, have an impact in this
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litigation and the parties’ arguments for dismissal. Therefore, the parties are directed to meet
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and confer and file a joint status report within twenty (20) days of entry of this order and
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inform the court about the status of the tribal litigation and the outcome of plaintiffs’ motion to
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dismiss for lack of jurisdiction in the tribal court.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties shall, within twenty (20) days of entry
of this order, file a joint status report in accordance with this order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED this 13th day of April, 2018.
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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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