Legal Opinion
Carruthers v. Flaum
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 2005No. 03 CIV.7768(CM)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
McMAHON, District Judge.
This is a case about a misguided effort to cash in on the as-yet unrealized boomlet in casino gambling in Sullivan County.
The Unkechaug Indian Nation want to open gaming facilities at one or more sites in Sullivan County and have sought land of suitable geographic location and ancestral connection. (Cplt.f 25.) The tribe (about which the complaint says almost nothing) has been recognized by the State of New York, pursuant to Indian Law, Art. 10, §§ 150-53. However, the Tribe has not been federally recognized and, as far as this court knows, has never…
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