Federal DCT Orders Conclusion of Big Lagoon Rancheria Good Faith Compact Case — Let Appeals Begin

Here is that order:

DCT Final Order

Prior relevant orders are here (good faith order — 11/22/2010) and here (mediator’s order selecting compact).

Mediator Selects Big Lagoon’s Proposed Compact over California’s Proposal

Here is the mediator’s order:

Big Lagoon Rancheria vs. State of California.

The federal court finding that California failed to negotiate in good faith is here:

DCT Order on California Good Faith

More Holiday Reading: Federal Court Grants Big Lagoon Rancheria’s Motion for Summary Judgment

The decision is here.

Our previous coverage of this case is here and here.

Federal Court Orders Reconsideration of Discovery in Big Lagoon Rancheria Good Faith Negotiation Case

As a result of the Rincon decision….

Here: DCT Order Granting Reconsideration.

Original protective order here.

Eleventh Amendment Does Not Bar Discovery in IGRA Bad Faith Action (In Cal. Only)

Here are the materials in Big Lagoon Rancheria v. California (N.D. Cal.):

DCT Order on Motion for Protective Order

Cali Motion for Protective Order

Big Lagoon Opposition

Cali Reply

Prior materials on this case (holding that Cal. has waived its 11th Amendment immunity under IGRA) are here.

Federal Court Holds that California Waived Eleventh Amendment Immunity from IGRA Good Faith Suits

Here is the opinion in Big Lagoon Rancheria v. California — DCT Order Denying Cal Motion to Dismiss

The materials:

California Motion for Judgment on Pleadings

Big Lagoon Rancheria Opposition Brief

California Reply Brief

An excerpt:

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