California Court of Appeal
Jamul Action Committee v. Chauduri, 15-16021
In a petition for a writ of mandamus under the Administrative Procedure Act brought by a group of tribal members and organizations, alleging that the National Indian Gaming Commission violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it approved the Jamul Indian Village's gaming ordinance for a casino in Jamul, California, without first conducting a NEPA environmental review, the denial of the petition is affirmed where even if the Gaming Commission's approval of the gaming ordinance was a major federal action within the meaning of NEPA, the Gaming Commission was not required to prepare an environmental impact statement because there was an irreconcilable statutory conflict between NEPA and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, pursuant to San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Auth. v. Jewell, 747 F.3d 581, 648 (9th Cir. 2014).
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/06/09
Judges
- CHRISTEN
Court
- California Court of Appeal