VILLA v. SALAZAR

Civil Action No. 12-1086 (RMC).

933 F.Supp.2d 50 (2013)

Nicolas VILLA, Jr., Chief, Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California, Plaintiff, v. Kenneth Lee SALAZAR, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Racin , Klimaski & Associates, P.C., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Judith Rabinowitz , U.S. Department of Justice, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.

Under the Administrative Procedure Act, Nicolas Villa, Jr., challenges the decision of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to acquire in trust a parcel of land in Amador County, California, for Indian gaming purposes. Chief Villa alleges that Interior should not have acquired the land and should not have recognized the Ione Band of Miwok Indians as a "restored tribe" under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act...

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