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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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BOUTIN JONES INC. 

Robert R. Rubin (SBN 117428) 

brubin@boutinjones.com 

Michael E. Chase (SBN 214506) 

mchase@boutinjones.com 

555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1500 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4603 

Tel.: (916) 321-4444 

Fax: (916) 441-7597 

RAPPORT AND MARSTON 

David J. Rapport (SBN 054384) 

drapport@pacbell.net 

405 West Perkins Street 

Post Office Box 488 

Ukiah, CA 95482 

Tel.: (707) 462-6846 

Attorneys for plaintiffs Blue Lake Rancheria, Blue Lake Rancheria Economic 

Development Corp. and Mainstay Business Solutions 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA, a federallyrecognized Indian Tribe; BLUE LAKE 

RANCHERIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

CORPORATION, a federally-chartered tribal 

corporation; and MAINSTAY BUSINESS 

SOLUTIONS, a federally-authorized division of 

Blue Lake Rancheria Economic Development 

Corporation, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

DAVID LANIER, in his official capacity as 

Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce 

Development Agency; PATRICK W. HENNING. 

JR., in his official capacity as Director of the 

Employment Development Department of the 

State of California (“EDD”); PAM HARRIS, 

individually and in her official capacity as Chief 

Deputy Director of the EDD; JACK BUDMARK, 

individually and in his official capacity as a 

Deputy Director of the Tax Branch of the EDD; 

TALBOTT SMITH, individually and in his 

official capacity as a Deputy Director of the 

Unemployment Branch of the EDD; KATHY 

DUNNE, individually and in her official capacity 

as a Senior Tax Compliance Representative of 

EDD; SARAH REECE, individually and in her 

official capacity as an Authorized Representative 

of the EDD,

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Case No.: 2:11-cv-01124-JAM-JFM 

JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF BLUE 

LAKE RANCHERIA 

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JUDGMENT IS HEREBY ENTERED AS FOLLOWS: 

It is DECLARED that the sovereign immunity of the Blue Lake Rancheria (“Tribe”) bars 

Defendants’ collection actions against the Tribe to enforce the unemployment compensation 

obligations arising from the operations of Mainstay Business Solutions, which collection actions 

unlawfully encumbered tribal lands and other tribal assets, both on and off reservation, without 

consent of the Tribe. 

Defendants, including any of their officers, subordinates, agents and employees, and all 

persons acting under, for or in concert with them, are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED and shall 

refrain from all collection activities against the Tribe, including without limitation (a) issuing any 

levies on the Tribe's assets, (b) placing any liens on the Tribe's assets, and (c) issuing any 

subpoenas, including, but not limited to, subpoenas directed to third-parties, seeking information 

concerning the Tribe's assets, and filing any administrative or judicial proceedings naming as 

adverse parties the Tribe or its officers or employees in their official capacities, to enforce the 

unemployment compensation obligations arising out of the operation of Mainstay Business 

Solutions under EDD Employer Account No. 935-0616-0. 

There being no just reason for delay, this judgment shall be final pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 54(b). 

Dated: 5/26/2015 /s/ John A. Mendez_________________ 

The Honorable John A. Mendez 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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Approved as to form: 

Kamala D. Harris 

Attorney General of California 

Molly K. Mosley 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

By: /s/ 

Jill Bowers 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendants David Lanier, 

Patrick W. Henning. Jr., Pam Harris, 

Jack Budmark, Talbott Smith, 

Kathy Dunne and Sarah Reece 

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