Casino, Marijuana, and Same-Sex Marriage News from Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Here is “KBIC votes down new casino; okays legal pot, same-sex marriage.”

Federal Court Temporarily Enjoins Santa Ysabel Internet Gaming

Here is the order:

11 DCT Order Granting TRO

Briefs are here and here.

 

Interior Prevails in Carcieri-Based Challenge to Cowlitz Trust Acquisition

Here are the materials in Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community v. Jewell (D. D.C.):

23 Grand Ronde Motion

24 Clark County Motion

36 Interior Response

39-1 Samish Amicus Brief

44 Cowlitz Motion

54 Grand Ronde Response

59 Clark County Reply

65 Interior Reply

66 Cowlitz Reply

71 La Center Amicus Brief

72 Warm Springs Amicus

73 Samish Amicus Brief

74 Jamestown Sklallam Amicus Brief

76 Chinook Amicus Brief

85 Memorandum Opinion

Ninth Circuit Tosses Wrongful Death Action against Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino

Here are the materials in Nasella v. Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino:

Nasella Opening Brief

Barona Answer Brief

Nasella Reply Brief

CA9 Unpublished Memorandum

Michigan’s Suit Against Lansing Casino Dismissed with Leave to Re-File Against Tribal Officials

Motion and Stipulation here.

Order here.

United States Files Complaint against Santa Ysabel over Internet Gaming

Here is the complaint in United States v. Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel (S.D Cal.):

1 Complaint

Posts with materials in the related suit by the State of California are here and here.

Summary Judgment Materials in Challenge to Enterprise Rancheria Trust Acquisition

Here are the materials in the case captioned Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community v. Jewell (E.D. Cal.):

98-1 United Auburn Indian Community Motion for Summary J

99-1 Citizens for a Better Way Motion for Summary J

102-1 Colusa Motion for Summary J

115-1 DOI Motion to Strike

116-1 DOI Motion for Summary J

117 DOI Response to UAIC

119-1 Enterprise Rancheria Motion for Summary J

126 UAIC Opposition

128 Citizens for a Better Way Opposition

130 Colusa Opposition

135 DOI Reply in Support of Motion to Strike

136 Enterprise Rancheria Reply

139 DOI Reply

168 DCT Order

Materials in the TRO stage of this litigation are here.

Iipay Nation Responsive Pleadings in Internet Gaming Matter

Here are the new materials in materials in State of California v. Iipay Nation Of Santa Ysabel (S.D. Cal.):

SY Interactive Memo Opposing TRO motion

Appendix A — Memo opposing TRO motion + attachment

Declaration — David Chelette + exhibits Part 1 corrected

Declaration — David Chelette + exhibits Part 2

Vialpando Declaration + exhibits part 1

Vialpando Declaration + exhibits part 2

The complaint and TRO motion is here.

D.C. Circuit Rejects Bid by Buena Vista Rancheria to Intervene in Challenge to Trust Acquisition

Here is the opinion in Amador County v. Dept. of Interior.

An excerpt:

In 2005, Amador County, California brought suit against the Department of Interior challenging the Secretary’s approval of a gaming compact between the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians (the “Tribe”) and the State of California. After nearly six-and-a-half years of litigation, the Tribe sought to intervene for the limited purpose of moving to dismiss the amended complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19. The district court denied the motion as untimely, and this appeal followed. Because we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

Supreme Court Denies Cert in Friends of Amador County v. Jewell

Here is the order list.

Cert stage briefs here.

Lower court materials here.