Cherokee Nation, the v. Nash

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA THE CHEROKEE NATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 09-CV-52-TCK-PJC ) (1) RAYMOND NASH, ) (2) LARRY WASSON, ) (3) ROBERT ALLEN, ) (4) KATHY WASHINGTON, ) (5) LISA DUKE, ) (6) KEN SALAZAR, SECRETARY ) OF THE INTERIOR, AND ) (7) THE UNITED STATES ) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court are Defendants Ken Salazar and the United States Department of the Interior’s Motion to Transfer Venue and to Suspend Obligation to Answer, or in the Alternative to Stay (Docs. 18 and 22); and…