California Court of Appeal

In actions brought under the California Environmental Quality Act involving a proposed hotel and casino complex on Native American lands, judgment upholding the environmental impact report (EIR) on the project is reversed and remanded for additional analysis to be conducted on the EIR.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2005
• Published 11/09/2005

Judges

• DAVIS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Nicholas C. Yost, Paula M. Yost and Kathleen Boergers;  Brigit S. Barnes & Associates, Brigit S. Barnes and Karin E. Schwab;  Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy and Anthony Cohen for Intervener and Appellant Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and Real Party in Interest and Appellant Lakes Entertainment, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Louis B. Green, County Counsel, Edward L. Knapp, Assistant County Counsel;  The Diepenbrock Law Firm, Diepenbrock Harrison, Mark D. Harrison, Michael V. Brady, Andrea A. Matarazzo and Michael E. Vinding for Plaintiff, Appellant and Respondent County of El Dorado., Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker, Stephan C. Volker and Joshua A.H. Harris for Plaintiff, Appellant and Respondent Voices for Rural Living and Shingle Springs Neighbors for Quality Living., Morrison & Foerster, Michael H. Zischke, Donna R. Black, David C. Levy and R. Chad Hales for Defendant and Appellant Department of Transportation., Morrison & Foerster, Michael H. Zischke, Donna R. Black and David E. Levy;  Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Nicholas C. Yost and Paula M. Yost for Defendant and Respondent Department of Transportation, Intervener and Respondent Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and Real Party in Interest and Respondent Lakes Entertainment, Inc., Brigit S. Barnes & Associates, Brigit S. Barnes and Karin E. Schwab for Intervener and Respondent Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and Real Party in Interest and Respondent Lakes Entertainment, Inc., Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy and Anthony Cohen for Intervener and Respondent Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.