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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 GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, TO

ANGELA JAMES, et al., SHOW CAUSE, AND RESOLVING

APPEAL OF DISCOVERY DISPUTE

Defendants. 11 Re: Dkt. Nos. 333, 359, 360

12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff JW Gaming Development, LLC (“JW Gaming”) obtained a judgment in this Court that defendant Pinoleville Pomo Nation (“PPN”), a federally recognized tribe, and an associated entity were liable for breaching a loan agreement by failing to pay. The matter is now on appeal and JW Gaming is attempting to enforce its judgment. JW Gaming now seeks to enjoin a case that PPN has launched in its own Tribal Court. This type of motion is common enough; there is a robust body of caselaw in which federal courts examine the circumstances under which they may enjoin tribal court proceedings. But the underlying facts are, as far as…