In February, the Muscogee Creek Nation filed a motion for the Oklahoma Northern District Court to grant a temporary restraining order on Tulsa law enforcement.

The original request was to keep Tulsa police from exercising jurisdiction over Native Americans who committed crimes on Muscogee Creek Nation land, but were non-members of the tribe itself, until the lawsuit had been resolved.

The lawsuit filed by the Muscogee Nation asks a judge to declare the tribe has the sovereign right to prosecute its tribal citizens for traffic infractions.

But the judge declined to make the move and will allow Tulsa Police to issue citations to Natives in the city.

“In addition, the Nation has not persuaded this court that the requested order temporarily enjoining the defendants from exercising criminal jurisdiction over non-member Indians is not adverse to the public interest,” the document reads. “Wherefore, the plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is denied.”

The Muscogee Nation issued a statement on the matter, saying tribal leaders will continue to fight in the case.

“The Nation appreciates the Court’s identification of issues of central importance and looks forward to proving up those matters at the preliminary injunction stage,” the statement reads.

Attorneys will appear in federal court for a hearing to potentially dismiss the case on Monday afternoon.