Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Burgum

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCOTTS VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:25-cv-00958 (TNM) v. DOUGLAS BURGUM, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case is about an agency’s reversal. For nearly a decade, the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians has been trying to build a casino in Vallejo, California. In January, the Department of the Interior granted the Band’s request to take a parcel into trust on its behalf and to declare it exempt from federal gaming prohibitions. Then, almost eleven…