Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians v. United States Department of the Interior

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) THE COW CREEK BAND OF ) UMPQUA TRIBE OF INDIANS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ) INTERIOR, et al., ) Case No. 24-cv-03594 (APM) ) Defendants. ) ) and ) ) COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, ) ) Defendant-Intervenor. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In early 2025, the United States Department of Interior (“DOI”) granted the Coquille Indian Tribe’s (“Coquille”) request to acquire in trust approximately 2.4 acres of land in Jackson…