No Casino In Plymouth v. National Indian Gaming Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NO CASINO IN PLYMOUTH, DUEWARD No. 2:18-cv-01398-TLN-CKD

W. CRANFORD II, DR. ELIDA A.

MALICK, JON COLBURN, DAVID

LOGAN, WILLIAM BRAUN, AND

CATHERINE COULTER, ORDER Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING

COMMISSION, JONODEV CHAUDHURI,

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, RYAN

ZINKE, DAVID BERNHARDT, DONALD

E. LAVERDURE, AND AMY DUTSCHKE, Defendants, v.

IONE BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS, Proposed Defendant Intervenor. 23 This matter is before the Court on Defendants National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC”), E. Seqouyah Simermeyer, David Bernhardt, Kate MacGregor, and Tara Sweeney’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of 27 28 Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 12(c). (ECF No. 41.) Plaintiffs No Casino in Plymouth, Dueward W. Cranford II, Dr. Elida A. Malick, Jon Colburn, David Logan, William Braun, and Cathern Coulter (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) oppose the motion. (ECF No.…