California Tribe Seeking Federal Status Can Proceed With 1 Claim, Judge Rules

Mealey's (April 30, 2020, 1:14 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California Indian tribe is time-barred from challenging the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) decision to revoke its status as a federally recognized tribe but can proceed with its claim that the agency abused its discretion in later ruling that the tribe is not eligible for federal recognition, a California federal judge held April 24 (Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., No. 2:17-cv-01156, E.D. Calif.)....