Dowd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 YUROK TRIBE, Case No. 16-cv-02471-RMI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION

v. TO DISMISS

GARY DOWD, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 100 Defendants.

13 Now pending before the court is a Motion to Dismiss (dkt. 100) filed by Defendant Gary Dowd urging dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. The motion is fully briefed and ripe for adjudication (see dkts. 100, 103, 104, 105). For the reasons explained herein, Defendant’s motion is denied. BACKGROUND In May of 2016, the Yurok Tribe (hereafter “the Yurok”) filed suit on behalf of itself and its members against the Resighini Rancheria (hereafter “the Rancheria”) and its members, and also against Gary Mitch Dowd (hereafter “Dowd”) individually and as a member of the Rancheria. See Compl. (dkt. 1) at 1-16. The Yurok sought a declaratory judgment to the following effect: (1) that the Rancheria…