Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation et al v. Lawrence et al

Ute Tribe Says State Judge Can't Oversee Row With Ex-Worker

The Ute Indian Tribe asked a Utah federal court Monday to stop a state judge from presiding over a contract dispute brought against it by a non-Native American former employee, who the tribe alleges conspired to fraudulently take interests in its oil and gas mineral estate.