Indian gaming

Federal Court Dismisses Tort Action against Snoqualmie Casino

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cadet v. Snoqualmie Casino (W.D. Wash.):

1-1 Complaint

9 Motion to Dismiss

11 Reply

12 Response

15 Order to Show Cause

16 Tribe Response

18 DCt Order

Second Circuit Briefs in Seneca Nation of Indians v. State of New York [gaming dispute arbitration award]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Seneca Brief

New York Brief

Lower court materials here.

California SCT Briefs in United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

S238544 – UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE AUBURN RANCHERIA v. NEWSOM
(Groban, J., not participating, Fybel, J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Appellant’s Petition for ReviewPDF file type icon Filed on November 22, 2016
  2. Appellant’s Request for Judicial NoticePDF file type icon Filed on November 22, 2016
  3. Appellant’s Request for Judicial NoticePDF file type icon Filed on December 14, 2016
  4. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the MeritsPDF file type icon Filed on March 27, 2017
  5. Appellant’s Request for Judicial NoticePDF file type icon Filed on March 28, 2017
  6. Respondent’s Answer Brief on the MeritsPDF file type icon Filed on June 26, 2017
  7. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the MeritsPDF file type icon Filed on August 23, 2017
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of The Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California and The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian CommunityPDF file type icon Filed on September 28, 2017
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi IndiansPDF file type icon Filed on October 10, 2017
  10. Amicus Curiae Brief of North Fork Rancheria of Mono IndiansPDF file type icon Filed on October 10, 2017
  11. Amicus Curiae Brief of Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria, California,PDF file type icon Filed on October 10, 2017
  12. Amicus Curiae Brief of Stand Up For California!PDF file type icon Filed on October 10, 2017
  13. Respondent’s Response to Amicus Curiae BriefPDF file type icon Filed on December 8, 2017
  14. Respondent’s Supplemental BriefPDF file type icon Filed on May 22, 2020

Video.

https://jcc.granicus.com/player/clip/1584?meta_id=50863

Ninth Circuit Rejects Two Challenges to North Fork Rancheria Gaming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Club One Casino, Inc. v. Bernhardt.

Briefs here.

And here is the opinion in Stand Up for California! v. Dept. of the Interior.

Briefs here.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Noem v. Flandreau Santee Sioux Tax Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Cert stage materials in Noem v. Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe.

Cert Petition in Oklahoma Gaming Machines Tax Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections v. Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.:

20200514142407520_Petition for Writ of Certiorari

20200514142428474_Appendix for Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Question presented:

Whether a generally applicable state ad valorem tax, as assessed against personal property owned by a non-Indian, out-of-state corporate entity and leased to a tribe for use in its casino operations, is preempted by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Court’s “particularized inquiry” balancing test, see White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker, 448 U.S. 136 (1980), where the tax does not infringe on any federal regulatory purpose contained in the IGRA, the tax does not interfere with any tribal sovereignty interests, and the tax supports relevant and important government interests, such as law enforcement, schools and health services.

Lower court decision here.