Legal Opinion

Lytton Rancheria of California v. United States Department of the Interior

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 27, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-0535Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LYTTON RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-00535 (CJN) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, et al., Defendants. ORDER The government moves to transfer this case, ECF 18, and Plaintiffs move to stay it, ECF 26. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants Plaintiffs’ motion.1 Plaintiffs, three “Southern Pomo Indian tribes with strong historical connections to Sonoma County, California,” sued the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and their officers for “rushing to take land into…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Landis v. North American Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Belize Social Development Ltd. v. Government of BelizeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  3. Hulley Enterprises Ltd. v. Russian FederationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
  4. Basardh v. GatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008

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