Legal Opinion
First American Casino Corp. v. Eastern Pequot Nation
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 10, 2000No. 3:97CV846 (RNC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER
CHATIGNY, District Judge.
This is a breach of contract case that is here on removal from the Connecticut Superior Court. The case involves a gaming management contract entered into by the defendant Indian tribe, which would like to conduct casino operations pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721, but has not yet attained formal federal recognition. In response to an order to show cause [doc. # 83] why the action should not be remanded for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, defendant contends that the court has federal question…
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