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CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS v. WILSON

Nos. 96-16432, 96-16443.

124 F.3d 1050 (1997)

CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, a federally recognized Indian Tribe; Sycuan Band of Mission Indians, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Barona Band of Mission Indians, a federally-recognized Indian tribe a/k/a Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, Viejas Band of Mission Indians, Intervenor-Appellee, v. Pete WILSON, Governor of the State of California; State of California; California Horse Racing Board, Defendants-Appellants. Southern California Off-Track Wagering, Inc.; Del Mar Thoroughbred Club; Hollywood Park, Inc.; Los Angeles Turf Club; Oak Tree Racing Association; Los Angeles County Fair; Los Alamitos Race Course, Applicants in Intervention-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel M. Medeiros, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for defendants-appellants.

Glen M. Feldman, O'Connor, Cavanaugh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiffs-appellees the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians.

George Forman, Forman & Prochaska, San Rafael, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians.

John Winkelman, Alpine, CA, for plaintiffs-intervenors-appellees the Viejas Band of Mission Indians.

Art Bunce, Escondido, CA, for plaintiffs-intervenors-appellees the Barona Band of Mission Indians.

Cathy Christian, Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, Sacramento, CA, for applicants in intervention-appellants.

Before: WIGGINS, JOHN T. NOONAN, JR., and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

I. Overview

The plaintiffs in this case are four bands of Indians-the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians, the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and the Viejas Band of Mission Indians (collectively, the "Bands")-who operate simulcast wagering facilities on their tribal lands. In this suit, the Bands seek to force the defendants-Governor Pete Wilson, the California Horse Racing Board, and the State of California...

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