Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 TSI AKIM MAIDU OF TAYLORSVILLE No. 2:17-cv-01156-TLN-CKD
RANCHERIA,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR; RYAN ZINKE, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; MICHAEL S. BLACK, in his official capacity as Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior; and DOES 1 to 100, Defendants. 19 20 This matter is before the court pursuant to Defendant United States Department of the Interior, Defendant Ryan Zinke, and Defendant Michael S. Black’s (collectively “Defendants”) February 25, 2019, Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 35.) Plaintiff Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria (“Plaintiff”) filed an Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss on March 21, 2019. (ECF No. 36.) Defendants filed a Reply on April 10, 2019. (ECF No. 39.) For the reasons set forth below Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. /// /// I. Factual and Procedural Background…