CAYUGA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK v. CUOMO

Nos. 80-CV-930, 80-CV-960.

771 F.Supp. 19 (1991)

The CAYUGA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK, et al., Plaintiffs, and The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. Mario M. CUOMO, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. New York.

August 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Connor Cavanagh Anderson Westover Killingsworth & Beshears (Glenn M. Feldman, of counsel), Phoenix, Ariz., and Joseph Gajarsa McDermott & Reiner (Arthur J. Gajarsa, of counsel), Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenor.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of State of N.Y. (David B. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel), Albany, N.Y., for State defendants.

Huber Lawrence & Abell (Howard M. Schmertz, of counsel), New York City, for defendant New York State Elec. & Gas Corp.

Hiscock & Barclay (Richard K. Hughes, of counsel), Syracuse, N.Y., for Consolidated Rail.

Goodwin Procter & Hoar (Allan van Gestel, of counsel), Boston, Mass., for Counties of Cayuga, Seneca & Miller Brewing.

Wiles Fahey & Lynch (Joseph E. Fahey, of counsel), Syracuse, N.Y.


MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

McCURN, Chief Judge.

BACKGROUND

This action was commenced in November, 1980 by the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York. On November 9, 1981, this court granted the motion brought by the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma to intervene in this action. The plaintiffs (or the "Cayugas") seek a declaration from this court concerning their current ownership of and right to possess a tract of land in central New York State containing...

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