Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises v. Becerra

Ninth Circuit Rejects Big Sandy’s Effort to Avoid State Cigarette Taxes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises v. Bonta.

Briefs:

Big Sandy Opening Brief

California Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Dismisses Big Sandy Rancheria’s Challenge to State Tax Laws

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises v. Becerra (E.D. Cal.):

1-complaint-6.pdf

10-1-state-treasury-mtd.pdf

11-1-state-ag-mtd.pdf

13-first-amended-complaint-2.pdf

15-1-state-ag-mtd.pdf

16-1-state-treasury-mtd.pdf

20-tribe-response-to-16.pdf

21-tribe-response-to-15.pdf

23-state-tax-dept-reply.pdf

24-state-ag-reply.pdf

44-dct-order.pdf