Quechan Indian Tribe v. USA

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 QUECHAN INDIAN TRIBE, Case No.: 02cv01096 JAH-MDD 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS OF FACT AND 13 v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER 14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 15 Defendant. 16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 Plaintiff Quechan Indian Tribe (hereafter “Quechan” or “the Tribe”) seeks damages, 19 and injunctive and declaratory relief, against Defendant United States of America for 20 Western Area Power Administration employees’ conduct of knowingly, recklessly, or 21 negligently driving heavy equipment over, across and through cultural…