IGRA – Page 22 – Turtle Talk

With the State of Connecticut, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribes have filed suit against the Secretary of Interior after the Department failed to treat submitted
amendments to their gaming compact as deemed approved and publish in the Federal Register notice that the amendments are deemed approved.

Federal Court Rejects Casino Opponent Demand to Supplement Administrative Record with Materials on the Legal Status of Trust Land (North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians)

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Club One Casino v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

22 motion to supplement record

25 interior response

26 reply

33 dct order

Comanche Effort to Shut Down Chickasaw Casino Fails for Now

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. Zinke (W.D. Okla.):

Stockbridge-Munsee/Ho-Chunk Nation/Wisconsin Gaming Compact Dispute Dismissed as Moot

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Stockbridge-Munsee Community v. State of Wisconsin (W.D. Wis.):

57 ho-chunk motion for judgment on pleadings

58 stockbridge opposition

62 reply

67 dct order

Interior Prevails in Defense of Ione Band Trust Land Acquisition in Ninth Circuit

October 6, 2017October 7, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher4 Comments

Here is the opinion in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior. UPDATE: And the unpublished opinion in No Casino in Plymouth v. Zinke.

An excerpt:

This case involves a dispute over a proposed casino in Amador County, California. Plaintiff, the County of Amador (“County”), challenges a 2012 record of decision (“ROD”) issued by the United States Department of the Interior (“Interior”) in which the agency announced its intention to take land into trust for the benefit of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians (“Ione Band” or “Band”). The ROD also allowed the Ione Band to build a casino complex and conduct gaming on the land once it is taken into trust. Reviewing Interior’s decision under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), we conclude that the agency did not err. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s award of summary judgment to Interior and the Ione Band.

Briefs here.

Kansas v. NIGC Cert Petition

October 3, 2017October 5, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether NIGC legal opinions that determine whether Indian lands are eligible for gaming under IGRA are reviewable final agency actions.

Lower court materials here.