Governing Council of Pinoleville Indian Community v. Mendocino County

ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

LYNCH, District Judge.

Plaintiff, an Indian tribal council (the “Council”), brings this motion for a preliminary injunction against the authorization and operation of an asphalt plant and a cement or concrete plant (the “plants”) on property owned by the Mayfield defendants and located within the boundaries of an Indian ranchería (the “Pinoleville Ranche-ría” or “Ranchería”). 1 The Council claims that one of its ordinances, which imposes a moratorium on new industrial uses on the Ranchería, preempts application of the County’s zoning authority, under which…