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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JW GAMING DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Case No. 3:18-cv-02669-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY

v. JUDGMENT, MOTION FOR

JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS,

ANGELA JAMES, et al., MOTION FOR JOINDER, AND

MOTION TO STRIKE AND DISMISS

Defendants. 11 Re: Dkt. Nos. 129, 136, 142, 144, 151

12 Before me are several disputes, chief among them two warring interpretations of the 2012 promissory note that memorialized plaintiff JW Gaming, LLC’s $5,380,000 investment in the casino project of defendant Pinoleville Pomo Nation. No casino was ever constructed. Because the Tribe breached the note and unequivocally waived sovereign immunity, JW Gaming is entitled to judgment on the pleadings for breach of contract. It also brings claims for fraud and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) against various individuals associated with the Tribe, who also move for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, I will enter…