Opinion
1:19-cv-00242-ADA-SAB
01-24-2023
IN RE $323,647.60 IN FUNDS BELONGING TO THE CALIFORNIA VALLEY MIWOK TRIBE
ORDER CONTINUING STAY OF ACTION AND REQUIRING PARTIES TO FILE JOINT STATUS REPORT BY JULY 24, 2023 (ECF No. 47)
Prior to being transferred to the Eastern District of California, this matter was stayed pending a final decision of the Department of the Interior (“DOI”) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) recognizing a government for the California Valley Miwok Tribe (“Miwok Tribe”). On January 23, 2023, the parties filed a joint status report. (ECF No. 47.) The status report indicates that the DOI/BIA has not yet issued a final decision recognizing a government for the Miwok Tribe and it is unknown when a decision may be reached. Accordingly, the Court finds that it is appropriate to continue the stay of this matter. The parties shall be required to file a joint report addressing only the status of the final decision of the DOI by January 21, 2023, or within fourteen (14) days of a final decision, whichever occurs sooner.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter shall continue to be STAYED and the parties shall file a joint report on the status of the final decision of the DOI/BIA on or before July 24, 2023, or within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of a final decision.
IT IS SO ORDERED.