Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Indians v. Weicker

Opinion

FREEDMAN, J.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the trial court denying the plaintiffs request for a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to commence negotiations with the plaintiff pursuant to General Statutes § 47-66h (a).1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

*554The following facts are relevant to this appeal. The plaintiff brought this mandamus action alleging that, pursuant to General Statutes § 47-66h (a), the defendant2 is required to enter into a trust agreement with each willing indigenous Indian tribe. The plaintiff alleged that in March, 1991, it informed the…