skip to Main Content
Name: Bishop Paiute Tribe v. County of Inyo
Case #: 01-15007
Court: US Court of Appeals
District 9 Cir
Opinion Date: 01/04/2002
Subsequent History: 5/20/02 Cert. granted
Summary

The county prosecutor, who was investigating welfare fraud, obtained tribe casino employment records. The appellate court held executing the warrant against the tribe and tribal property violated the tribe’s sovereign immunity.