Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma September 1, 2000, No. 94,054 (Pezold, Richey, Caruso & Barker v. Cherokee Nation Industries Inc.)

OPINION

HANSEN, V.C.J.;

1 Defendant/Appellant, Cherokee Nation, seeks review of the trial court's order granting judgment against it and in favor of Plaintiff/Appellee, Pezold, Richey, Caruso & Barker (Pezold), for attorney fees as discovery sanctions. We reverse, holding Cherokee Nation's sovereign immunity protects it from a state court's exercise of inherent powers.