Lummi Indian Tribe v. Washington

How later courts describe this case

• holding that the filing of a claim waives the right to jury trial and an Article III judge.
• denying writ of mandamus because it was not clear and indisputable that petitioner was entitled to jury trial
• creditor that files a contingent claim specifically reserving right to jury trial has submitted to bankruptcy court’s equitable jurisdiction
• we can affirm the district court on any basis supported by the record, even if the district court did not rely on that basis
• creditor who has filed a contingent claim couched in “protective language” still “has submitted to the bankruptcy court’s equitable jurisdiction and waived any Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.”
• Criminal District Attorney of Bexar County
• denial of motion for reconsideration