United States Ninth Circuit
North Cty. Community Alliance v. Salazar, 07-36048
In a challenge to the National Indian Gaming Commission's (NIGC) approval of an Indian tribe's proposed casino, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the NIGC did not have a duty under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to make an Indian lands determination in 1993 before approving the tribe's non-site-specific proposed gaming ordinance.
Appellate Information
- Argued 03/11/2009
- Decided 07/15/2009
- Published 07/15/2009
Judges
- Before WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Brian D. Amsbary, Richard M. Stephens, Groen Stephens & Klinge, LLP, Bellevue, WA, for the appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Rebecca Shapiro Cohen, Brian Kipnis, Office of the United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, Aaron P. Avila, Robert Lundman, Ronald J. Tenpas, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the appellees.