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MAYNARD v. NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE

Civ. A. No. 92-0122 P.

798 F.Supp. 94 (1992)

Kenneth L. MAYNARD v. NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

August 10, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Mark Russo, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, Providence, R.I., for plaintiff.

John F. Killoy, Wakefield, R.I., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

The Narragansett Indian Tribe ("Tribe") moves this Court to dismiss the above-captioned case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because the Tribe has limited sovereign immunity as a federally acknowledged and recognized Indian tribe, the Court grants its motion and dismisses the action.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Maynard owns land in Charlestown, Rhode Island that abuts the...

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