PUEBLO OF SANDIA v. BABBITT

Civil Action No. 98-1004(RCL).

47 F.Supp.2d 49 (1999)

PUEBLO OF SANDIA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Bruce H. BABBITT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Thomas Grossi, Jr., Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, for plaintiffs.

Edward J. Passarelli, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This case presents an issue of civil procedure that may have wide-ranging consequences for gaming activities operated on Native American lands. Before the Court is a motion by the Secretary of the Interior seeking dismissal of the plaintiffs' action for failure to join the State of New Mexico, which the Secretary argues is an indispensable party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19(b). Upon consideration...

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