Bay Mills Indian Cmty. v. Snyder

Paul L. Maloney, United States District Judge

This lawsuit considers the nature of the title to a single parcel of land held by the Bay Mills Indian Community. In August 2010, Bay Mills Indian Community (Bay Mills) purchased a small parcel of land which has come to be called the "Vanderbilt Parcel." Bay Mills claims to have bought the property using funds from a Land Trust established by the Michigan Indian Land Claim Settlement Act, which provides that property purchased with the funds are "held as Indian lands are held." Subsequently, Bay Mills filed this lawsuit seeking a declaration that…