Turner v. McGee, 681 F.3d 1215 (10th Cir. 2012)

(Native Indian plaintiff was charged with promoting cockfighting in state court; plaintiff sought to have Court of Indian Offenses enjoin state trial and declaring crime occurred on Indian land so there was no state jurisdiction, but case was dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and plaintiff was convicted of state criminal offense; plaintiff brought suit against Court of Indian Offenses in federal district court; district court denied relief finding officials acting in their official capacity had sovereign immunity from suit; plaintiff appealed; appellate court affirmed on different grounds; court found if Indian court was to give full faith and credit to state court decisions, Indian court could not provide relief plaintiff requested and alternatively, if there was no reciprocity agreement, state court would be under no obligation to recognize Indian court determination regarding issue plaintiff wanted Indian court to remedy; therefore, plaintiff’s claim was not redressable and was dismissed).