January 26, 2021
A California federal judge has denied a sanctions bid by the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians that accused the Bureau of Indian Affairs of acting in bad faith and willfully violating a court order to take land into trust for the tribe.
December 14, 2020
The Bureau of Indian Affairs fired back Friday against a sanctions bid accusing the agency of behaving poorly in a decades-long dispute with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, claiming the tribe "disguises its motion for attorney's fees as a motion for sanctions."
November 30, 2020
The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians in central California has urged a federal judge to sanction the Bureau of Indian Affairs, saying the federal agency acted in bad faith and willfully violated a 1983 court order to take land into trust for the tribe.
November 16, 2020
A California federal judge has ruled that the Bureau of Indian Affairs must take land into trust for the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians' casino, saying the tribe qualifies for a mandatory trust acquisition under a 1983 land claims judgment.