Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 CHICKEN RANCH RANCHERIA OF CASE NO. 1:19-CV-0024 AWI SKO
ME-WUK INDIANS, BLUE LAKE
RANCHERIA, CHEMEHUEVI INDIAN ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR
TRIBE, HOPLAND BAND OF POMO SUMMARY JUDGMENT
INDIANS, and ROBINSON
RANCHERIA
11 Plaintiffs, 12 v. (Docs. 35 and 38) GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of California, and STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
15 Defendants. 16 I. Background The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”) set up a statutory basis for the operation and regulation of gaming by Indian tribes. Three classes of gaming were defined. Class I and II consist of social games, bingo, and non-banking card games. Class III is the residual category and consists of what is common thought of as Nevada style gambling. In order for an Indian tribe to conduct class III gaming it must, among other things, enter into a compact with the state in which they are located. The State of California entered into class III gaming compacts with a number of Indian 25 …