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 10 TSI AKIM MAIDU OF TAYLORSVILLE No. 2:17-cv-01156-TLN-CKD
RANCHERIA,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR, et al., Defendants. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Amend. (ECF No. 58.) Defendants United States Department of the Interior, David Bernhardt, and Tara Katuk Mac Lean Sweeney (collectively, “Defendants”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 61.) Plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 62.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The Court need not recount all background facts, as they are set forth fully in the Court’s April 24, 2020 Order. (See ECF No. 41.) In short, Plaintiff sued Defendants pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) challenging (1) its loss of status as a federally recognized 5 …