Jamul Action Committee v. Dept. of Interior
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Jamul Action Committee, No. 2:22-cv-02148-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Gaming, et al., Defendants. 17 For the reasons explained in this order, the Jamul Action Committee’s complaint is dismissed without leave to amend for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a 20 claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). I. BACKGROUND In some circumstances, Federal law permits high-stakes gambling on Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. § 2710(d)(1)). The gambling must conform to a gaming compact between the Tribe 24 and the surrounding State. See Jamul Action Comm. v. Chaudhuri, 837 F.3d 958, 961 (9th Cir. 2016). The Jamul Indian Village, a federally recognized Tribe, entered a gaming compact with 26 the State of California about seven years ago. See Am. Compl. §] 24, ECF No. 22; Cal. Gambling