Newsom
Big Sandy Band of Western Mono Indians v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BIG SANDY BAND OF WESTERN No. 1:22-cv-00844-ADA-SKO MONO INDIANS, a federally recognized Indian tribe, ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’
STIPULATION FOR FINAL JUDGMENT
Plaintiff,
ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO
v. PROCEED TO REMEDIAL PROCESS
PURSUANT TO 25 U.S.C. §
GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State 2710(d)(7)(B)(iii)-(vii) of California; and the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, (ECF No. 27) Defendants. 18 On July 8, 2022, Plaintiff Big Sandy Band of Western Mono Indians (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint alleging that Defendant State of California has violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”) by failing to negotiate with Plaintiff in good faith to enter into a Tribal-State compact governing the conduct of class III gaming activities on the Indian lands within Plaintiff’s jurisdiction. (ECF No. 1 at ¶ 9.) Defendant State and Plaintiff have not entered a new Tribal-State compact under 25 U.S.C.…