RINCON BAND OF LUISENO MISSION v. SCHWARZENEGGER

Nos. 08-55809, 08-55914.

602 F.3d 1019 (2010)

RINCON BAND OF LUISENO MISSION INDIANS OF THE RINCON RESERVATION, aka Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians, aka Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arnold SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of California; State of California, Defendants-Appellants. Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, aka Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians, aka Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California; State of California, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter H. Kaufman, Deputy Attorney General of the State of California, San Diego, CA; Marc Le Forestier, Deputy Attorney General of the State of California, Sacramento, CA, for the defendants-appellants/cross-appellees.

Kimberly A. Demarchi, Lewis & Roca LLP, Phoenix, AZ; Scott D. Crowell, Crowell Law Offices, Kirkland, WA, for the plaintiffs-appellees/cross-appellants.

Steven J. Bloxham, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, Sacramento, CA, for the amicus.

Before: T.G. NELSON, JAY S. BYBEE and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.


MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., provides that a state must negotiate in good faith with its resident Native American tribes to reach compacts concerning casino-style gaming on Native American lands. Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees the State of California (the State) and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Governor Schwarzenegger) (collectively as parties to this litigation, the State...

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