Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. National Labor Relations Board

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, District Judge.

This case involves competing claims to jurisdiction — more precisely, the lack thereof. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan filed suit in this Court to enjoin the National Labor Relations Board from applying the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-69, to the Tribe’s casino operations. Moving for a preliminary injunction, the Tribe contends that it is not subject to the Board’s jurisdiction…