CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS v. STATE OF CAL.

No. Civ. S-90-1118-DFL.

788 F.Supp. 1513 (1992)

CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, and the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians, Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. California.

March 31, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn M. Feldman, O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, P.A., Phoenix, Ariz., for Cabazon Band of Mission Indians.

Barbara E. Karshmer, Inc., George Forman, Gary P. Harrington, Alexander & Karshmer, Berkeley, Cal., for the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians.

Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen., Cathy Christian, Deputy Atty. Gen., Sacramento, Cal., for defendants.


ORDER

LEVI, District Judge.

The Cabazon and Sycuan Bands of Mission Indians (the "Tribes") seek a determination that the State of California cannot impose license fees on its on-reservation betting facilities for simulcast horse racing. The Tribes argue that the license fees are a direct tax on them that is barred by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRA") and the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity. California...

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