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DOE V. SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, 2005-NMCA-110, 138 N.M. 198, 118 P.3d 203
JANE DOE, by and through her parents
and next friend, J.H.,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, SANTA
CLARA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
d/b/a BIG ROCK CASINO BOWL,
Defendants-Appellants,
and
STEVEN BIRD, MIGUEL ORTIGOZA,
TIMOTHY ORTIGOZA, and EMILY
ORTIGOZA,
Defendants.

Docket No. 25,125
COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW MEXICO
2005-NMCA-110, 138 N.M. 198, 118 P.3d 203
June 28, 2005, Filed

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF SANTA FE COUNTY, Carol J. Vigil, District Judge.
Certiorari Granted, 2005-NMCERT-008, No. 29,350, August 12, 2005. Released for Publication August 23, 2005.
COUNSEL
Merit Bennett, Merit Bennett, P.C., Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee. Richard W. Hughes, Sean J. Flynn, Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom & Schoenburg, LLP, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellants.

JUDGES
MICHAEL E. VIGIL, Judge. I CONCUR: CYNTHIA A. FRY, Judge. JONATHAN B. SUTIN, Judge (dissenting). AUTHOR: MICHAEL E. VIGIL.

OPINION
VIGIL, Judge.
{1} This case requires us to decide whether a New Mexico state court has subject matter jurisdiction of a personal injury suit brought against Santa Clara Pueblo as a result of events occurring at a casino owned and operated by Santa Clara Pueblo on its land.  The district court denied the Pueblo's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.  Upon consideration of the effect of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 U.S.C.

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