Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Department of Environmental Protection Ex Rel. Board of Trustees

VILLANTI, Judge.

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida petitions for a writ of certiorari to quash the trial court’s order that denied its motion for final summary judgment in an eminent domain proceeding based on the Tribe’s alleged sovereign immunity and/or the provisions of the Federal Noninter-course Act, 25 U.S.C. § 177. In response, the Department of Environmental Protection contends that the three parcels of land at issue, which the Tribe purchased on the open market, are not protected by either the Tribe’s sovereignty or the Noninter-course Act. Because the Tribe has not shown…