Big Sandy
- July 14, 2021: BIG SANDY RANCHERIA ENTERPRISES, a federally-chartered corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROB BONTA, * in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California;
- Big Sandy seeks rehearing before the 9th Cir Federal Court. Big Sandy argues that the court ruling is blatantly discriminatory against Big Sandy.
- June 16, 2021: BIG SANDY RANCHERIA ENTERPRISES, a federally-chartered corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROB BONTA, * in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California;
- The Nineth Cir Court dismissed Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises' suit over California's tax on intertribal cigarette sales for a lack of jurisdiction. The Tax Injunction Act prohibits federal courts from interfering with the collection of state imposed taxes.
- Feb. 3, 2014 Administrative Record of Big Sandy Appeal
- Appeal of the Land Consolidation Area
- Jan. 3, 2014: Big Sandy v Pacific Regional Director
- Denial of Tribal Land Consolidation Plan
- June 7, 2011: FOIA Response from BIA
- April 25, 2011: FOIA Response from Pacific Regional Office
- April 21, 2011: FOIA Response from Tribal Operations
- April 12, 2011: State of California Comments on DEIS
- The land upon which the project is proposed does not meet the legal threshold of IGRA, moreover, the project as planned violates the Tribe's tribal state compact.
- April 12, 2011: Comments on Big Sandy DEIS
- Stand Up For California submits comments on Big Sandy off reservation proposal
- March 29, 2011: NIGC Responds to Stand Up For California
- NIGC has no record of a new investor for the Big Sandy Band. The information was requested as the Tribe stated they had a new investor.
- March 22, 2011: Fresno Board of Supervisors Agenda Item
- Draft comments for review by the BOS.
- March 21, 2011: FOIA Request on Big Sandy
- March 7, 2011: Notice of Extension for DEIS
- Comments Due April 12, 2011
- March 2, 2011: Brownstone's Motion to dismiss
- Big Sandy v Brownstone
- Feb. 28, 2011: FOIA Request of NIGC - Who is the new investor?
- Big Sandy is suing its current investor and states that it has a new investor.
- Feb. 3, 2011: Big Sandy v Brownstone
- Big Sandy complaint against Brownstone the investor
- Jan. 27, 2011: Stand Up For California to BIA
- Request to be added to notification list and a copy of the DEIS on CD.
- Jan. 14, 2011: Notice of Application for Gaming
- July 2, 2010: NIGC Review of Contracts
- Investor Brownstone LLC
- Sept. 2006: NIGC - approves gaming on allotment
- September 27, 2005: Fresno County letter to BIA
- Sept. 2005: Governor ltr to NIGC
- Indian Lands Opinion
- March 28, 1983: Stipulation for Judgment in Big Sandy v. Watts
- Big Sandy Indian lands from NIGC
- Narrative re Rancheria.pdf
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