Dairyland Greyhound Park, Inc. v. McCallum

¶ 1. Dairyland Greyhound Park, Inc., appeals an order dismissing its complaint against Governor McCallum for failure to join an indispensable party. Dairyland's action seeks to enjoin the Governor from renewing the state's gaming compacts with Indian tribes having reservations or other land in Wisconsin. The circuit court concluded that the tribes are "necessary parties" to the litigation under Wis. Stat. § 803.03(1) (1999-2000), 1 and because the tribes cannot be joined as parties, that Dairyland's action should be dismissed pursuant to § 803.03(3). We conclude that the circuit court erred…