Guidiville Rancheria of California v. United States Of America

background, this 2012 action closed on August 17, 2018. Over two years ago, on November 21, 15 2019, the Court entered an Amended Judgment. 16 A related action was filed on June 29, 2018, SPRAWLDEF et al v. City of Richmond, 18-cv- 17 3918-YGR (“the SPRAWLDEF Action”), and judgment was entered on December 3, 2020 against 18 plaintiffs SPRAWLDEF, Citizens for East Shore Parks, Paul Carman, James Hanson, Pamela Stello, 19 and Anthony Sustak (“Petitioners”). An appeal in that action is pending before the Ninth Circuit in 20 which Petitioners seek to invalidate the Amended Judgment in this action. A response to Petitioners’ 21 opening brief is due on December 10, 2021. In January 2021, the composition of the city council for 22 defendant City of Richmond (“the City”) changed, and, allegedly, while the City had been 23 complying with its obligations under the Amended Judgment, plaintiffs allege the City is repudiating 24 the Amended Judgment and refusing to defend the legitimacy of the same. 25 Thus, plaintiffs here seek the following relief: (i) restraining any filing by the City with the 26 Ninth Circuit before December 10, 2021; (ii) restraining any filing by the City with the…