Indian Gaming > Judge dismisses lawsuit over Kickapoo casino hire

November 6, 2009

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Kickapoo casino hire

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed by a former gaming employee of the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas.

Robert Nanomantube is a not a member of the tribe but he is a Kickapoo descendant and he lives in the state. He says the tribe violated its Indian preference policy by hiring a non-Indian as the general manager of the Golden Eagle Casino.

Judge Richard Rogers said he lacked jurisdiction to hear the case due to the tribe's sovereign immunity. Nanomantube has a similar lawsuit pending in tribal court.

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