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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

CENTRAL DIVISION

CHEROKEE NATION BUSINESSES,

LLC; CHEROKEE NATION

ENTERTAINMENT, LLC; and JENNIFER

MCGILL PLAINTIFFS

V. No. 4:24-cv-969-DPM

STATE OF ARKANSAS; SARAH

HUCKABEE SANDERS, Arkansas

Governor, in her official capacity;

ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION;

ALEX LIEBLONG, in his official capacity;

MARK LAMBERTH, in his official

capacity; STEVE ANTHONY, in his

official capacity; DENNY EAST, in his

official capacity; MICHAEL POST, in his

official capacity; BO HUNTER, in his

official capacity; and STEVE LANDERS,

in his official capacity DEFENDANTS

ORDER

1. The motion to dismiss is mooted by the amended complaint.

That motion, Doc. 6, is denied without prejudice.

2. The State of Arkansas and the Arkansas Racing Commission

are dismissed as defendants based on sovereign immunity.

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3. The parties must brief the motion to intervene, Doc. 15.

Plaintiffs' brief due by 19 November 2024. Defendants' response,

and proposed intervenor's reply, due by 22 November 2024.

4. For the reasons stated from the bench at the end of the

12 November 2024 motion hearing, the motion for a TRO is denied;

the companion request for a preliminary injunction is denied without

prejudice. Doc. 2. The plaintiffs' proposed schedule for expedited

discovery, and a trial on injunctive relief and the merits as soon as

practicable, is due by 15 November 2024. The trial will be set by

separate notice.

So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr.

United States District Judge

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