June 22, 2021
A California federal judge has mostly blocked the Pinoleville Pomo Nation and its tribal court from continuing a case against gaming developer JW Gaming, ruling that the tribe "constituted its tribal court for the first time" to void a federal court judgment.
May 07, 2021
JW Gaming asked a California federal judge to block the Pinoleville Pomo Nation from suing it in a tribal court, claiming the new suit is a tactic to "void" a $5.4 million federal court ruling against the tribe.
March 17, 2021
The Pinoleville Pomo Nation has again asked a California federal court to undo its ruling that the tribe breached an agreement with a gaming developer over a failed casino project, claiming the judge incorrectly interpreted the terms of a $5.38 million promissory note.
January 15, 2021
A California judge has rejected a bid by the Pinoleville Pomo Nation to undo his ruling that the tribe breached a 2012 agreement with JW Gaming Development related to a botched casino, saying new evidence the tribe put forward doesn't add up.
January 07, 2021
A gaming development company slammed the Pinoleville Pomo Nation's new "purported" expert witness in a $5.4 million California federal court case over an investment in the tribe's casino that never materialized, while the Pinoleville Pomo Nation insists on including his "substantive" evidence.
November 30, 2020
Pinoleville Pomo Nation tribal members have asked a California federal court to let them add allegations based on their new counsel's recently discovered evidence in a gaming developer's $5.4 million suit over a failed casino project, saying the developer concealed a fraudulent partnership.
April 06, 2020
A California federal judge has again rejected an attempt by individual tribal members to toss a gaming developer's fraud and racketeering claims against them in a $5.38 million breach of contract suit over a sham casino project, finding it's too early to stop the company from pursuing the claims.
March 30, 2020
Individual members of a tribe have told a California federal court that a gaming developer can't pursue racketeering claims against them in its $5.38 million breach of contract suit over a sham casino project, saying it already agreed to seek damages from the tribe itself.
March 25, 2020
A gaming developer has urged a California federal judge to grant it a quick win on its racketeering and fraud claims against certain tribe members of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation over a sham casino project, saying the members are moving money out of the court's reach as the company tries to collect $16.14 million in damages.
March 16, 2020
A gaming developer is asking a California federal court to reject individual tribe members' bid to toss the company's fraud and racketeering claims against them, saying an earlier win in its $5.38 million breach of contract suit doesn't prevent the company from pursuing the claims.