Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Zinke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) BURT LAKE BAND OF ) OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-0038 (ABJ) ) RYAN ZINKE, ) In His Official Capacity as ) Secretary of the Department ) of the Interior, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (formerly known as the Cheboygan Band) describes itself as “the last ‘landless’ tribe in Michigan.” Am. Compl. [Dkt. # 11] ¶ 11. This case arises out of the fact that…