Sharp Image v. Shingle Springs Cert Petition

Here is the petition captioned Sharp Image Gaming, Inc. v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians:

petitionforawritofcertiorari

Question presented:

Whether a collateral agreement to a management contract for an Indian gaming operation is subject to approval by the National Indian Gaming Commission only if the collateral agreement itself provides for management of all or part of the operation.

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Rejects Stockbridge-Munsee Effort to Restart Litigation against Ho-Chunk Nation Compact, Denies Motion for Sanctions

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

76 motion to file amended complaint

78 wisconsin opposition

81 ho-chunk nation opposition

83 motion for sanctions

84 stockbridge-munsee reply

85 stockbridge-munsee opposition to motion for sanctions

88 dct order

Prior post here.

Tenth Circuit Vacates Arbitration Award Favoring Citizen Potawatomi in Liquor Sales Dispute with Oklahoma

Here is the opinion in Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. State of Oklahoma.

Briefs:

Appellant brief

Citizen Potawatomi brief

Reply

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

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

8 motion for pi

27 state response

37 ho-chunk response

39 reply

57 ho-chunk motion for judgment on pleadings

58 stockbridge opposition

62 reply

67 dct order

(Split) Tenth Circuit Rules against Pojoaque Pueblo in Gaming Dispute with State of New Mexico

Here is the opinion in Pueblo of Pojoaque v. State of New Mexico.

An excerpt:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Pueblo of Pojoaque and its governor, Joseph M. Talachy, (collectively “the Pueblo”) appeal from the district court’s dismissal of its claim for declaratory and injunctive relief based on the State of New Mexico’s alleged unlawful interference with Class III gaming operations on the Pueblo’s lands. Pueblo of Pojoaque v. New Mexico, 214 F. Supp. 3d 1028 (D.N.M. 2016). Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

From the dissent:

This appeal turns on what constitutes regulation of tribal gaming.
The majority answers narrowly, stating that New Mexico is regulating Indian gaming only when the regulation is directly applied to Indian gaming on tribal land. In my view, this approach is unsupportable and unrealistic. Under the allegations in the Pueblo’s complaint, New Mexico is trying—with considerable success—to disrupt the Pueblo’s gaming operations by targeting the Pueblo’s vendors. This disruption is not
softened by the state’s strategy of targeting vendors.

Briefs here.

California Prevails in Gaming Compact Dispute with Chemeheuvi Tribe

Here are the materials in Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Brown (C.D. Cal.):

80-1 State Motion

81-1 Tribe Motion

82 State Opposition

83 Tribe Opposition

85 Tribe Reply

87 State Reply

92 DCT Order

Federal Court Partially Dismisses Pauma Band Claims against California’s Use of Gaming Compact Special Distribution Fund

Here are the materials in Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation v. State of California (S.D. Cal.):

19-1 Motion to Dismiss

22 Opposition

25 Reply

26 DCT Order

Federal Court Accepts Stipulation and Issues Consent Judgment in Michigan v. Hannahville

Here is the order:

Consent Judgment

Prior posts here and here.

Hannahville and Michigan Reach Stipulation on Gaming Compact

Here is the stipulation:

Stipulation

Complaint and other materials here.

Tenth Circuit Issues Temporary Injunction against New Mexico in Dispute with Pueblo of Pojoaque

Here are the materials in Pueblo of Pojoaque v. State of New Mexico:

Pojoaque Emergency Motion

CA10 Temporary Order

Lower court denial of stay here. Lower court materials here.