Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation

OPINION AND ORDER

BARBARA B. CRABB, District Judge.

Plaintiff State of Wisconsin filed this action in 2005 to compel arbitration of disputes arising under its gaming compact with defendant Ho-Chunk Nation. Judge Shabaz compelled arbitration and the Nation appealed, arguing that this court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. The court of appeals agreed with the Nation and remanded the case with instructions to dismiss it. Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation, 463 F.3d 655, 661 (7th Cir.2006) (Ho-Chunk I). When it did so, it suggested the possibility of permitting amendment of the complaint on remand,…