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Jones v. Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas et al

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Case Number:

9:20-cv-00063

Court:

Texas Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Ron Clark

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  1. January 14, 2021

    Judge Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Tribe From Injury Suit

    A Texas federal judge has ruled that sovereign immunity protects the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe from litigation by a man who broke his wrist after slipping and falling down a staircase in the tribe's bingo hall, adopting a magistrate judge's October recommendation and entirely dismissing the case.

  2. January 07, 2021

    Texas Tribe Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Slip-And-Fall Suit

    A Native American tribe has urged a Texas federal court to accept a federal judge's recommendation that it toss a man's suit over his slip-and-fall injury at a tribal bingo hall, saying the application of sovereign immunity in the case doesn't violate his First Amendment right to petition.

  3. December 02, 2020

    Injured Man Rips Texas Tribe's Dismiss Bid For Fall Case

    A Houston man who slipped and fell down the stairs of a tribal bingo hall has slammed the tribe's third bid to dismiss his case in Texas federal court, saying it isn't immune from suits for declaratory relief in the Fifth Circuit.

  4. November 03, 2020

    Texas Tribe Wants Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit Tossed, Not Pared

    The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has urged a Texas federal judge to nix a Houston man's suit over his slip and fall at the tribe's bingo hall, saying there's no point in letting challenges to the tribe's sovereign immunity go forward when a magistrate judge said the man's damages claim should be tossed.

  5. October 20, 2020

    Texas Judge Calls For Trim Of Suit Over Tribal Bingo Hall Fall

    A Texas magistrate judge recommended dismissal of a Houston man's damages bid for injuries sustained at the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas' bingo hall but said he should be able to continue with a claim over the tribe's alleged lack of a court to bring his suit.

  6. July 27, 2020

    Texan Slams Tribe's Bid To Stay Suit Over Bingo Hall Injury

    A Houston man has urged a Texas federal court to reject a tribe's request to stay an order rejecting its bid to end his suit over a bingo hall's faulty staircase, saying the tribe can't claim sovereign immunity to dodge his injury claims due to a fall.

  7. July 23, 2020

    Tribe Can't Toss Houston Man's Suit Over Bingo Hall Fall

    A Texas federal judge has rejected a Native American tribe's bid to dismiss a suit claiming that an electronic bingo facility's faulty staircase is to blame for a Houston man's injuries from a fall, ruling that the motion is no longer valid because he recently amended his complaint.

  8. June 29, 2020

    Tribe Says Casino Patron's Fall Suit Should Get The Boot

    A Texas federal court has no business overseeing a personal injury case from a Houston man who blamed a faulty casino staircase for his broken wrist, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Eastern Texas said.

  9. April 10, 2020

    Tribal Court No Option In Bingo Hall Fall Suit, Texas Man Says

    A Houston man has urged a federal judge to rule that he can sue the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas over injuries he sustained in a fall at the tribe's electronic bingo facility, saying the tribe was offering illegal gambling and he could not bring his claims in the tribe's own court because it is "either dysfunctional or non-existent."

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