ROSS v. FLANDREAU SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE

No. CIV 91-4186.

809 F.Supp. 738 (1992)

Duane ROSS, Allen Ross, Sandra Fleury and Peggy Geffre, for themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. FLANDREAU SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE, d/b/a Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, Inc., and/or Royal River Casino; the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Executive Committee; Vice-President, George Allen, Jr.; Secretary-Treasurer Sam Allen; Cheryl Redearth; Gordon Jones, Jr.; Manual Lujan, in his capacity as Secretary of the Interior, and the United States of America, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, S.D.

December 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Abourezk, Gregory, SD, for plaintiffs.

Albert C. Jones, Santee Tribal Office, Flandreau, SD, Kurt Blue Dog, Bloomington, MN, for defendant Tribe.

John J. Ulrich, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux Falls, SD, for defendant US.


AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN B. JONES, Chief Judge.

I.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs Duane Ross and others (Ross) are members of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (Tribe) living outside the boundaries of Moody County, South Dakota.

The Tribe entered into a gaming compact with the State of South Dakota, and has established the Royal River Casino as a tribally owned gaming business on tribal trust land. The casino has been very...

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