Tribe Cannot Intervene In Suit Over California’s Gaming Deal Negotiations

Mealey's (August 28, 2015, 12:59 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — An Indian tribe that opposes another tribe’s plans to build a casino in California cannot intervene in a lawsuit filed to determine whether the state negotiated in good faith on a compact to allow the casino because the intervening tribe fails to make a “compelling showing” that the state will not adequately represent its interests in the case, a federal judge ruled Aug. 26 (North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California v. State of California, No. 1:15-cv-00419, E.D. Calif.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113424)....