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City of Vancouver v. Hogen
2008 WL 2940640
No. C08-5192BHS
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma, July 23, 2008

Subjects: not yet available

*Synopsis: (from the opinion) The City of Vancouver brings this action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706, the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2210-2202, and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq. The City challenges Defendants' approval of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's amended gaming ordinances on the grounds that the land on which the Cowlitz Tribe sought to conduct gaming did not constitute “Indian Lands” as defined by the IGRA and applicable regulations.

*Holding: not yet available

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