State of California v. Azuma Corporation

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 10 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, No. 23-16200

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:23-cv-00743-KJM-DB v.

AZUMA CORPORATION; PHILLIP DEL MEMORANDUM*

ROSA, in his personal and official capacity as Chairman of the Alturas Indian Rancheria; DARREN ROSE, in his personal and official capacity as Vice-chairman of the Alturas Indian Rancheria; WENDY DEL ROSA, in her official capacity as Secretary-Treasurer of the Alturas Indian Rancheria,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Kimberly J. Mueller, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 19, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: M. SMITH, BENNETT, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Azuma Corporation (“Azuma”) is owned and operated by the

Alturas Indian Rancheria (“Tribe”), a federally recognized Indian tribe. Indian

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule…