Court Victory for Tribal Client After Six-Year Fight
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, a Sonnenschein client, won two victories before the California Supreme Court, which issued orders declining to hear appeals filed by the group Voices for Rural Living. Voices for Rural Living had filed the appeals in a last-ditch attempt to block construction of a highway interchange leading to our client's Shingle Springs Rancheria. The group represents residents of El Dorado County who oppose construction of a casino on the tribe's land.
For decades, the tribe has lacked access to any public roadway leading to its land, making it impossible for the tribe to develop its land for commercial purposes. These victorious results makes final—after six years of litigation—lower court decisions upholding the approvals of the interchange. Nick Yost served as lead counsel and was assisted by Paula Yost, Matt Adams and Sarah Ratcliffe Choi, all attorneys in our San Francisco office.
