Legal Opinion
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Wilson
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 24, 1997No. C97-01478 BZPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ZIMMERMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.
This case presents the difficult question of what remedy exists for an Indian tribe confronted with a state that the tribe believes is not honoring the tribe’s rights under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, now that the Supreme Court has eliminated the remedy Congress provided. For the reasons explained below, I conclude that the remedy sought by the plaintiff Tribes — a judgment that the United States should sue the State of California on their behalf — is available.
In 1987, the United States…
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