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SENECA NATION OF INDIANS v. PATERSON

No. 1:10-CV-00687 (MAT).

SENECA NATION OF INDIANS, Plaintiff, CAYUGA INDIAN NATION, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. DAVID PATERSON, Governor of the State of New York, JAMIE WOODWORD, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, WILLIAM COMISKEY, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Tax Enforcement, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, JOHN MELVILLE, Acting Superintendent, New York State Police, each in his or her official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

January 23, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 2201 Declaratory Judgement
Nature of Suit: 950 Constitutional - State Statute
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seneca Nation of Indians, Plaintiff, represented by Carol E. Heckman, Harter, Secrest and Emery LLP.

Seneca Nation of Indians, Plaintiff, represented by David Thomas Archer, Harter, Secrest and Emery, LLP & Riyaz A. Kanji, Kanji & Katzen, PLLC.

Cayuga Indian Nation of New York, Intervenor Plaintiff, represented by Lee Alcott, Barclay Damon, LLP.

David Paterson, Defendant, represented by David J. Sleight, Office of the Attorney General, Michael J. Russo, New York State Attorney General's Office & Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

Jamie Woodward, Defendant, represented by David J. Sleight, Office of the Attorney General, Michael J. Russo, New York State Attorney General's Office & Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

William Comiskey, Defendant, represented by David J. Sleight, Office of the Attorney General, Michael J. Russo, New York State Attorney General's Office & Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

John Melville, Defendant, represented by David J. Sleight, Office of the Attorney General, Michael J. Russo, New York State Attorney General's Office & Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

David Paterson, Defendant, represented by Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

Jamie Woodward, Defendant, represented by Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

William Comiskey, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

John Melville, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Darren Longo, NYS Attorney General's Office.

Aaron J. Pierce, Amicus, represented by Lisa A. Coppola, Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola LLC.

Red Earth, LLC, Amicus, represented by Lisa A. Coppola, Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola LLC.

New York Association of Convenience Stores, Amicus, represented by Richard T. Sullivan, Harris Beach LLP.

NOCO Energy Corp., Amicus, represented by Richard T. Sullivan, Harris Beach LLP.

Wilson Farms, Inc., Amicus, represented by Richard T. Sullivan, Harris Beach LLP.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Amicus, represented by Marc C. Panepinto, Dolce Panepinto PC.

American Cancer Society Eastern Division, Amicus, represented by Marc C. Panepinto, Dolce Panepinto PC.

American Heart Association, Amicus, represented by Marc C. Panepinto, Dolce Panepinto PC.

American Legacy Foundation, Amicus, represented by Marc C. Panepinto, Dolce Panepinto PC.

American Lung Association, Amicus, represented by Marc C. Panepinto, Dolce Panepinto PC.

American Lung Association in New York, Amicus, represented by Marc C. Panepinto, Dolce Panepinto PC.

Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids, Amicus, represented by Marc C. Panepinto, Dolce Panepinto PC.

City of New York, Amicus, represented by Mark R. Uba.

New York State Association of Counties, Amicus, represented by Mark R. Uba.

DECISION AND ORDER

I. Introduction

The Seneca Nation of Indians ("SNI") commenced this action on August 17, 2010, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief "to prevent [d]efendants from infringing on the Nation's federally-protected right of self-government and from plunging the Nation's well...

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