Here is the opinion in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner (N.D. N.Y.):
Briefs here.
Cayuga Nation v. Jacobs
Update in Cayuga Nation Gaming Dispute with Village of Union Springs
Here are updated pleadings in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner (N.D. N.Y.):
124-1-cayuga-motion-for-summary-j.pdf
Prior posts here.
Second Circuit Briefs in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner
Update in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner
Here are more materials in the case captioned Cayuga Nation v. Tanner (N.D. N.Y.):
38 DCT Order Denying Unity Council Motion to Intervene
41 Plaintiffs Reply in Support of PI
42 Plaintiffs Response to Tanner Motion to Dismiss
50 DCT Order Dismissing Claims
52-1 Motion for Reconsideration
Apparently, the Halftown faction (the plaintiffs here) is continuing the fight for gaming, while the Unity Council group has been dismissed from the case. We posted materials on this case here.
Materials in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner
Originally filed by Clint Halftown’s group against the Village of Union Springs to enjoin the village’s effort to regulate Class II bingo; now a challenge to the Halftown group by the Cayuga Nation Unity Council. News coverage here.
Here are the materials:
27 Cayuga Nation Unity Council Motion to Intervene
28 Cayuga Nation Unity Council Motion to Dismiss
32 Defendants Cross-Motion to Dismiss
The IBIA decision on the Cayuga leadership dispute is here.
A state court decision on the leadership dispute is here.
State Court Case Dismissed in Cayuga Nation Leadership Dispute
Opinion here.
Press release here.
A state supreme court has dismissed the law suit filed by former Cayuga leaders Clint Halftown, Timothy Twoguns, and Gary Wheeler against the Nation’s current government, the Unity Council.
In its May 19th ruling, the Seneca County Supreme Court adopted the Unity Council’s position that “because the underlying allegations in [Halftown’s] law suit are fundamentally founded on the longstanding question of who has the right to lead the Nation, no determination could be made by
this Court without interfering in tribal sovereignty and self-government.” The Court rejected Halftown’s claim that he is recognized as a leader of the Nation by the United States, and
suggested that regardless of Halftown’s position within the nation, the law suit lacked merit. “Notably,” the court ruled, “there is a dearth of allegations regarding any direct involvement by any of the named defendants at any of the incidents.”
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