With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". court observed, the Tribe failed to articulate how a court can determine "which subsets of gaming lawsuits fall within a federal court’s jurisdiction.” Appellant's Br. at Addendum, Mem. Op. at 12. 6 . Several courts have also distinguished Ross and Maxam by refusing to find a waiver of sovereign immunity when, although gaming was generally at issue in the case, the specific action asked the court to determine tribal membership, a subject which has traditionally been exclusively within a tribe's domain. See Lincoln v. Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, 967 F.Supp. 966, 967 (E.D.Mich.1997) ("[Tjhis court finds that it lacks jurisdiction to hear what is essentially a membership dispute between Plaintiffs and the Tribe.”); Smith v. Babbitt, 875 F.Supp. 1353, 1360 (D.Minn.1995) (<HOLDING>), aff'd, 100 F.3d 556 (8th Cir.1996), cert.

A: holding that the court of federal claims lacked jurisdiction over claims arising from the violation of a criminal statute
B: holding that acoma tribal law was the law of the place because the tribal court could have jurisdiction over the plaintiffs claim
C: holding that federal court lacks jurisdiction to decide tribal membership disputes
D: holding that it lacked jurisdiction over an internal tribal membership disputen which was not a dispute over compliance with igra and does not belong in federal court
D.