Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California, The, et al v. United States Department of Transportation et al

  1. April 02, 2018

    Feds Escape Tribes' Challenge To Calif. Highway Project

    A federal judge on Friday freed the federal government from claims asserted against it by two Native American tribes in their lawsuit challenging a highway project in Northern California over concern for cultural sites and sensitive wetlands.

  2. July 25, 2017

    Calif. Tribes Press For Quick Win In Highway Project Dispute

    Two Native American tribes urged a federal judge Monday to grant them a quick win against the federal government in their lawsuit challenging a highway project in Northern California over concern for cultural sites and sensitive wetlands, arguing there's "no question" it flouted environmental and historic preservation laws in connection with the project.

  3. March 13, 2017

    Feds Get Tribes' Claims Trimmed In Calif. Highway Project Suit

    A federal judge trimmed two Native American tribes' claims against the federal government on Friday in a suit they brought to challenge a highway project in Northern California out of concern for cultural sites and sensitive wetlands.

  4. September 22, 2016

    Tribes Knock Feds' Bid To Escape Calif. Highway Project Suit

    Two Native American tribes challenging a highway project in Northern California out of concern for cultural sites and sensitive wetlands pushed on Wednesday to leave intact their updated claims against the federal government, rejecting the contention that they had flouted a court order.

  5. September 08, 2016

    Feds Say Tribes Lack Basis To Sue Them Over Road Project

    The federal government on Wednesday told a California federal court that two Native American tribes' amended lawsuit challenging a highway project in Northern California still doesn't give a good reason for drawing federal agencies into the case.

  6. August 02, 2016

    Feds Duck Tribes' Challenge To Calif. Highway Project

    A federal judge on Tuesday let the federal government escape a lawsuit lodged by two Native American tribes challenging a highway project in Northern California out of concern for protecting cultural sites and sensitive wetlands.

  7. July 12, 2016

    Caltrans, Tribes Told To Work Out Doc Issues In Project Suit

    A federal judge on Tuesday delayed ruling on the California Department of Transportation's bid to seal a large batch of documents in two Native American tribes' challenge to a highway project, saying the parties should try to resolve a disagreement about the issue on their own.

  8. February 23, 2016

    FHA Says Tribes Can't Sue Feds Over Calif. Highway

    The Federal Highway Administration on Monday urged a California federal court to drop it from a lawsuit by Native American tribes seeking to intervene in a highway project so they can protect cultural sites, saying federal law requires that the tribes sue only the state.