Arizona COA Affirms Tribal Immunity from Contract Claim in MM&A v. Yavapai-Apache

Here is the opinion in MM&A PRODUCTIONS, LLC v. YAVAPAI-APACHE NATION. An excerpt:

MM&A Productions, LLC, appeals from the trial court’s judgment dismissing its contract action against the Yavapai-Apache Nation and related entities for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. It argues the court erred by concluding it had failed to show a valid waiver of the Nation’s sovereign immunity, and by not allowing further discovery and holding an evidentiary hearing before ruling. We affirm.

Here are the briefs:

MM&A Brief

Yavapai-Apache Answer Brief

MM&A Reply