GRAND CANYON SKYWALK DEVELOPMENT LLC v. `SA' NYU WA

No. CV12-8030-PCT-DGC.

Grand Canyon Skywalk Development, LLC, a Nevaded limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. `SA' NYU WA, a tribally-chartered corporation established under the laws of the Hualapai Indian Tribe, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Arizona.

February 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grand Canyon Skywalk Development LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Plaintiff, represented by Mark G Tratos , Greenberg Traurig LLP, Pamela M Overton , Greenberg Traurig LLP, Robert S Thompson, IV , Greenberg Traurig LLP — Denver, CO, Tracy Lynn Weiss , Greenberg Traurig LLP & Troy A Eid , Greenberg Traurig LLP — Denver, CO.

'Sa' Nyu Wa Incorporated, also named as 'Sa' Nyu Wa: a tribally-chartered corporation established under the laws of the Hualapai Indian Tribe, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, a tribally-chartered corporation established under the laws of the Hualapai Indian Tribe, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Louise Benson, individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Richard Walerma, Sr., individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Wynona Sinyella, individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Ruby Steele, individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Sheri Yellowhawk, individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Candida Hunter, individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Barney Rocky Imus, individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Waylon Honga, individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Charles Vaughn, Sr., individually and as member of the Hualapai Tribal Council, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Wanda Easter, individually and as a Hualapai Indian Tribe employee, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Jaci Dugan, individually and as a Hualapai Indian Tribe employee, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Jolene Cooney, Honorable/ individually and as a judge of the Hualapai Tribal Court, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.

Duane Yellowhawk, Honorable/ individually and as a judge of the Hualapai Tribal Court, Defendant, represented by Christopher William Thompson , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Glen Carlton Hallman , Gallagher & Kennedy PA, Jeffrey David Gross , Gallagher & Kennedy PA & Paul Kipp Charlton , Gallagher & Kennedy PA.


ORDER

DAVID G. CAMPBELL, District Judge.

Plaintiff entered into a formal revenue-sharing agreement with `Sa' Nyu Wa ("SNW"), a corporation wholly owned by the Hualapai Indian Tribe, for the planning, construction, and operation of a glass skywalk and related facilities on the edge of the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation. Several years after the contract had been signed, the Hualapai Tribal Council passed an ordinance that purports to allow the Tribe...

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