District Court, D. Oregon December 21, 2005, Civ. 04-6175-AA (Dewberry v. Kulongoski)

OPINION AND ORDER

AIKEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed suit against Governor Ku-longoski, other State of Oregon executives (State defendants or the State), and the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (the Tribes), seeking a declaration that a gaming compact (the Compact) between the State and the Tribes is “unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.” Complaint, ¶ 22.