Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of CA v. State of CA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BERRY CREEK RANCHERIA OF No. 2:21-cv-02284-ADA-SKO MAIDU INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA, et al., a federally recognized Indian Tribe, ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’
STIPULATION FOR FINDING OF FAILURE
Plaintiff, TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH BY
STATE DEFENDANTS UNDER 25 U.S.C. §
v. 2710(d)(7)(B)(iii) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, GAVIN ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO NEWSOME, as Governor of the State of PROCEED TO REMEDIAL PROCESS California; and DOES 1 THROUGH 10, PURSUANT TO 25 U.S.C. § 2710(d)(7)(B)(iii)-(vii) Defendants. (ECF No. 39)
19 On December 12, 2021, Plaintiff, Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California, filed a complaint alleging that Defendant State of California had violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”) by failing to negotiate with Plaintiff in good faith to enter a Tribal-State compact governing the conduct of Class III gaming activities on the Indian lands within Plaintiff’s jurisdiction. (ECF No. 1 at ¶…