U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Kodiak Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. v. Mary Seaworth
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- Opinion
- Filed
- Aug. 5, 2019
- Case
- Kodiak Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. v. Mary Seaworth
- Case status
- Decided
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GRASZ, Circuit Judge. A dispute over the practice of flaring natural gas from oil wells fuels the legal controversy in this case: the scope of Native American tribal court authority over nonmembers. Several members of the MHA Nation sued numerous non-tribal oil and gas companies in MHA tribal court. Those companies operate oil wells on lands within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation…
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