Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AUGUSTINE BAND OF CAHUILLA CASE NO. 1:21-CV-1509 AWI SKO INDIANS, a federally-recognized Indian tribe,
Plaintiff ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO TRANSFER VENUE
v. (DOC. NO. 13) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, and GAVIN NEWSOM, as Governor of the State of California,
Defendants
12 Plaintiff Augustin Band of Cahuilla Indians (the “Tribe”) has filed suit against the State of 13 California and Gov. Gavin Newsom (collectively “California”) alleging violations of the Indian 14 Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”). Specifically, the Tribe alleges that California failed to engage 15 in good faith negotiations on a new Tribal-State Gaming Compact. Currently before the Court is 16 California’s 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) motion to transfer venue from the Eastern District of California 17 (“EDCA”) to the Central District of California (“CDCA”). For the reasons that follow, the motion 18 will be granted.
DEFENDANT’S MOTION
21 Defendant’s Argument 22 California argues that the existing Tribal Gaming Compact between the…