California Court of Appeal

Agreements entered into by the State of California with Indian tribes pursuant to Proposition 1A, which permit Indian tribes to conduct gaming prohibited to other card room owners, do not violate the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act or infringe upon equal protection rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/26/2002
• Published 12/26/2002

Judges

• RUVOLO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Michael Franchetti, Attorney at Law, San Francisco, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert L. Mukai, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Sara J. Drake, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Marc A. Le Forestier, Deputy Attorney General, Kathleen E. Gnekow, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondents.