Legal Opinion
Mattaponi Indian Tribe v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 8, 2000No. 2963981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANNUNZIATA, Judge.
On December 16, 1997, the State Water Control Board (“Board”) issued Virginia Water Protection Permit number 93-0902 to the City of Newport News (“City”), as authorized by Code § 62.1-44.15:5. The Mattaponi Indian Tribe, Carl T. Lone Eagle Custalow, Assistant Chief, filed a notice of appeal to the Circuit Court of the City of Newport News on January 14, 1998. The Commonwealth and the City demurred to the Tribe’s appeal, and on August 7, 1998, the circuit court sustained the demurrers on various grounds. A final order dismissing the Tribe’s case was entered on November 30,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- W. S. Carnes, Inc. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
- DeKalb County School District v. SchrenkoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Runion v. HelvestineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
- Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
3Cited by5 opinions
- Alliance v. Com., Dept. of Environ. QualitySupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
- Mattaponi Indian Tribe v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
- Mattaponi Indian Tribe v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. CW, Dept. of Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
- Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005