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Hearing scheduled in Tohono O'odham Nation casino lawsuit
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Judge John
Bates has scheduled a hearing in Tohono
O'odham Nation v. Salazar.
The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department in hopes of forcing a decision on its land-into-trust application. The tribe says officials in Washington, D.C., have taken no action in more than a year.
The Obama administration wants the lawsuit dismissed. Government attorneys say the court can't tell Interior when, or how, to make a decision.
The Gila River Indian Community is seeking to intervene in the case. The tribe says the Tohono O'odham Nation is encroaching on its aboriginal territory with the land-into-trust application.
The Tohono O'odham site is in Glendale, about 8 miles from the Gila River Reservation. The tribe plans to use the land for a casino.
The hearing will take place on June 21, at 2pm in Courtroom 8 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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