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ORDINANCE
NO­.
.
95­
4
(
enacted
as
95­
720­
1)

of
the
MOHEGAN
TRIBE
OF
INDIANS
OF
CONNECTICUT
AN
ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING
THE
GAMING
DISPUTES
COURT
ARTICLE
I
GAMING
DISPUTES
COURT
Section
1
00
­
Establishment
of
Gamincr
Disputes
Court
.
There
is
hereby
established
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
be
composed
of
a
Trial
Branch
and
a^

Appellate
Branch
.
The
Trial
Branch
shall
be
known
as
the
"
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
."
The
Appellate
Branch
shall
be
known
as
the
"
Gaming
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
."
This
appellate
court
shall
not
have
jurisdiction
to
hear
or
decide
any
case
except
cases
timely
appealed
from
the
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
and
over
which
the
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
properly
exercises
subject
matter
jurisdiction
pursuant
to
this
Ordinance
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
shall
have
jurisdiction
to
decide
whether
any
case
appealed
from
the
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
was
within
that
court's
subject
matter
jurisdict_
on
under
this
Ordinance
and
the
Mohegan
Constitution
.

Section
101
­
Definitions
.

A
.
"
Tribe"
is
the
Mohegan
Tribe
of
Indians
of
Connecticut
or
any
governmental
subdivision
thereof,
including
the
7'_=
tial
Gaming
Authority.
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2
B
.
"
Tribal
Council"
is
the
governing
body
of
the
Tribe
as.

now
or
may
hereafter
exist
.

C
.
"
Ordinance"
is
this
Ordinance
establishing
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
.

D
.
"
Authority"
is
the
Tribal
Gaming
Authority
.

E
.
"
Reservation"
is
all
lands
presently
owned
or
hereafter
acquired
by
the
Tribe
whether
or
not
such
lands
have
been
proclaimed
to
be
part
of
the
Mohegan
Indian
Reservation
.
formally
F
.
"
Member
of
the
Tribe"
means
an
Indian
person
(
natural
person)
who
is
recognized
by
the
Tribe
as
being
a
member
of
the
Tribe
.

G
.
"
Trial
Court"
is
the
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
.

Section
102
­
Limited
Jurisdiction
;
Not
Court
of
General
Jurisdiction
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Court
is
a
court
of
limited
jurisdiction
.
Its
subject
matter
jurisdiction
is
strictly
limited
as
set
forth
in
this
Ordinance
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Court
is
not
a
court
of
general
jurisdiction
.

Sect
ion
103
­
Judges
of
the
Gaming
Disnut
es
Court
.
The
Judges
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
be
appointed
and
v
commissioned
to
serve
as
judges
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
by
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Council
in
accordance
with
Article
XIII,

Section
2
.3
of
t=~
e
Mohegan
Constitution
at
an
agreed
rate
of
pay
to
be
set
by
the
Tribal
Council
.
A
list
of
such
Counc_
1
appointees
who
have
agreed
to
serve
in
this
capacity
shall
be
maintained
by
th.
e
Tribal
Council
.
The
Chie­
Judge
shall
be
appointed
by
the
Tribal
Council
from
zhat
list
to
serve
a
term
of
five
years
at
a
salary
to
be
determined
and
budgeted
by
the
Tribal
Council
.
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3
As
cases
are
filed
with
the
Clerk
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court,
the
Chief
Judge
shall
promptly
assign
one
of
the
preappointed
judges
to
the
case
in
the
order
set
forth
or.
said
list
.

In
the
event
the
appointed
judge
shall
for
any
reason
decline
the
case
or
be
disqualified,
the
next
available
judge
on
the
list
shall
be
assigned
to
hear
the
case
.
If
none
of
the
pre­
appointed
judges
is
available
to
serve
as
judge
in
a
particular
case,
the
Chief
Judge
shall
notify
the
Tribal
council
of
the
need
to
supplement
the
list
.

Subject
to
the
limits
of
this
Ordinance,
all
judges
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
have,
and
are
hereby
granted
full
judicial
authority
and
are
empowered
to
exercise
the
full
range
of
legal
and
equitable
powers
and
enjoy
the
full
range
of
immunities
attaching
to
judges
of
the
Superior
Court
of
Connecticut
.
Judges
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court,
in
the
exercise
of
their
judicial
functions
as
provided
in
the
Connecticut
Code
of
Judicial
Conduc­:

and
the
Connecticut
Rules
of
Professional
Conduct,
shall
not
be
subject
to
Canon
5(
F)
of
the
Connecticut
Code
of
Judicial
Conduct,

prohibiting
judges
from
practicing
law
.
Each
judge
appointed
under
this
Ordinance
shall,
upon
first
accepting
his/
her
appointment
as
a
trial
level
or
appe=
late
judge
pursuant
to
this
Ordinance,
take
an
oath
to
be
administered
by
the
Chie­
of
the
Tribe
to
uphold
the
Mohegan
Constitu 
ion,
to
carry
out
::
is/
her
.
.,
duties
as
a
judge
in
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Courts
with
impartiality
,~

­
honesty
and
fidelity
to
the
objective
of
achieving
substantial
justice
under
the
laws
applicable
to
the
cases
assigned
to
them
under
this
Ordinance
.

Section
104
­
Courts
Under
Adm~~
istra~
ive
Sunerin=
endence
of
Chief
Judge
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
be
under
­­
he
administrative
superintendence
of
the
Office
of
the
Chief
Judge
.

The
Chief
Judge
shall
be
appointed
by
the
Tribal
Counc:~~
to
serve
as
administrative
supervisor
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
and
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4
shall
serve
as
a
permanent
judge
on
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
.
With
­
the
approval
of
the
Tribal
Council,
the
Chief
Judge
shall
appoint
the
Clerk
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
who
will
serve
in
the
Office
of
the
Chief
Judge
as
the
administrator
of
both
the
trial
and
appellate
court
.

The
Tribal
Council
shall
allocate
such
funds
as
are
necessary
to
pay
the
annual
salaries
of
the
Chief
Judge
and
the
Clerk
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
.
The
Tribal
Council
shall
also
annually
allocate
such
funds
as
are
necessary
to
create
a
contingent
fund
for
the
purpose
of
case
administration
and
adjudication
.

Once
a
case
has
been
filed
with
the
Clerk
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court,
the
judge
of
the
Trial
Court
to
whom
the
case
has
been
assigned
shall
have
complete
judicial
independence
and
authority
to
decide
the
case
in
accordance
with
this
Ordinance
.

The
Chief
Judge
shall
be
the
fi^
al
decision
maker
on
any
question
of
recusal
of
a
judge
assigned
to
hear
a
particular
case
.

Section
105
­
Gamina
DisT)
utes
Court
of
Abpeals
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
shall
consist
of
three
judges,
one
of
whom
shall
be
the
Chief
Judge
.
The
other
two
judges
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
section
103
.
None
of
the
three
judges
shall
have
any
interest
in,
or
have
been
the
presiding
judge
at
trial
o=

the
case
brought
before
the
Court
of
Appeals
.

Section
106
­
Revision
of
Court
{
ules
.
The
Chief
Judge
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
have
zze
power
to
adopt
reasonable
rules
of
procedure
for
both
the
Gami~=
Disputes
Tr~
al
Court
and
Gaming
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
.

ARTICLE
II
TERRITORIAL
AND
EXTRATERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION
Page
S
(
1)
Except
as
provided
in
subpart
(
2),
the
territory
over
and
with
respect
to
which
the
courts
established
by
this
Ordinance
shall
have
territorial
jurisdiction
shall
include
all
lands
encompassed
by
the
Reservation,
as
such
boundaries
may
exist
as
of
the
institution
of
the
suit
in
the
Gaming
Disputes,
Court
.

(
2)
For
the
purpose
of
regulatory
enforcement
proceedings
filed
by
the
Tribe
against
any
defendant
except
members
of
the
Tribe
or
challenges
to
Tribal
regulations
or
Tribal
regulatory
actions
filed
by
any
party
except
members
of
the
Tribe,
the
territory
over
which
the
courts
established
by
this
Ordinance
have
territorial
j.
urisdiction
shall
include
all
lands
within
the
Mohegan
Reservation
.

(
3)
The
courts
established
by
this
Ordinance
shall
have
such
extraterritorial
jurisdiction
as
and
or
Connecticut
law
as
may
be
execute
the
provisions
hereof
.
may
be
permitted
by
federal
law
necessary
and
appropriate
to
ARTICLE
III
SUBSTANTIVE
LAW
Section
300
­
Substantive
Law.
The
judges
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
and
the
Gami
::
g
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
shall
apply
and
enforce
the
subszantive
in
all
cases,
except
when
Tribal
law
is
federal
law
.
law
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe
preempted
by
applicable
Secti
on
301
­
Sources
of
Tribal
Law
.
The
substantive
law
or
the
Mohegan
Tribe
for
application
:
by
che
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
be
:
Page
6
(
a)
The
law
as
set
forth
in
any
Mohegan
Tribal
ordinances
or
regulations
.

(
b)
The
General
Statutes
of
Connecticut,
as
may
be
amended
from
time
to
time,
are
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
positive
law
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe
for
application
by
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court,
except
as
such
statutes
are
in
conflict
with
Mohegan
Tribal
Law.

(
c)
The
common
law
of
the
State
of
Connecticut
interpreting
the
positive
law
adopted
in
section
301(
b),
above,
which
body
of
law
is
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
common
law
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe
for
application
by
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court,
except
as
such
common
law
is
in
conflict
with
Mohegan
Tribal
Law
.

Section
302
­
Traditional
Tribal
Law
.
Unwritten
Mohegan
Tribe
traditional
law
and
customs
shall
not
be
applicable
to
any
civil
action
or
appeal
in
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court,
and
no
evidence
offered
.
to
prove
nor
argument
predicated
upon
any
such
traditional
law
or
custom
shall
be
admissible
or
accepted
in
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
.

Section
303
­
Authority
to
Further
Develop
Moheaan
Tribe
Common
Law
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
and
Gaming
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
shall
have
the
authority
to
further
develop
through
their
decisions
the
Mohegan
Tribe
common
law
for
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
on
any
question
of
law.

In
further
developing
the
T­
ibe's
common
law
and
in
deciding
the
cases
before
it,
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
strive
to
achieve
stability,
clarity,
equity,
commercial
reasonableness,
and
fidelity
to
any
applicable
.
Mohegan
Tribal
ordinances
or
regulations
.
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7
ARTICLE
IV
PERSONAL
JURISDICTION
Section
400
­
Personal
Jurisdiction
.
Personal
jurisdiction
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
be
as
follows
:

(
1)
As
used
in
these
jurisdictional
provisions,
the
word
"
person"
shall
be
as
defined
in
the
General
Statutes,
of
Connecticut
.

(
2)
Subject
to
any
contrary
provisions,
exceptions
or
limitations
contained
in
Mohegan
tribal
or
federal
law,
the
courts
established
by
this
Ordinance
shall
have
civil
jurisdiction
over
the
following
persons
:

(
a)
Any
person
residing,
located,
or
present
within
the
Mohegan
Reservation;
or
(
b)
Any
person
who
transacts,
conducts,
or
performs
any
business
or
activity
within
or
affecting
the
Mohegan
Reservation,
either
in
person
or
by
an
agent
or
representative
for
any
civil
cause
of
action
arising
out
of
that
transaction,
conduct,
business,
or
activity
;
or
(
c)
Any
person
who
owns,
uses
or
possesses
any
property,

including
any
lease,
or
sublease,
within
the
Mohegan
Reservation
;
or
(
d)
Any
person
who
engages
in
negligent
or
tortious
conduct
within
the
Mohegan
Reservation
either
in
person
or
by
an
agent
or
representative
;
or
(
e)
Any
person
who
in=
tiates
or
files
with
the
Trial
Court.

any
civil
cause
of
act~
on,
whether
in
person
or
through
an
attorney,
for
any
counterclaim,
cross­
claim,
or
any
other
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8
affirmative
pleading
for
relief
which
may
be
asserted
within
that
same
action
;
or
(
f)
Any
person
entering
upon
the
Reservation
for
the
purpose
of
participating
in
lawful
gaming
activities,
which
entry
and
participation
is
deemed
to
be
consent
to
the
exercise
of
jurisdiction
by
the
Tribe
over
such
persons
in
any
civil
action
to
enforce
obligations
arising
from
any
transaction
which
arises
within
the
Reservation
.

(
3)
The
foregoing
bases
of
jurisdiction
are
not
exclusive
.

ARTICLE
V
SUBJECT
MATTER
JURISDICTION
Section
501
.
The
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
have
exclusive
original
jurisdiction
over
all
cases
with
respect
to
which
the
Tribe
has
conferred
subject
matter
jurisdiction
pursuant
to
Article
XIII
of
the
Mohegan
Constitution
.

Section
502
.
Nothing
contained
in
the
preceding
paragraph
or
elsewhere
in
this
Ordinanco
shall
be
construed
as
a
waiver
of
the
sovereign
immunity
of
the
Tribe,
the
Authority
or
the
Tribe's
other
enterprises
or
political
sub­
divisions,
or
of
its
officers,

agents
or
employees,
unless
specifically
denominated
as
such
.

ARTICLE
VI
WAIVER
OF
SOVEREIGN
IMMUNITY
.
Section
600
.
Any
contractual
waiver
of
sovereign
immunity
granted
by
the
:
4ohegan
Tribe,
acting
for
itself
or
through
the
Tribal
Gaming
Authority,
shall
be
deemed
effective
to
confer
jurisdiction
upon
this
court
to
hear
claims
brought
against
the
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9
Tribe
or
judgment
terms
of
its
Gaming
Authority
.
The
relief
available
under
a
entered
pursuant
to
such
waiver
shall
be
limited
to
the
that
waiver
.
This
Article
shall
not
be
deemed
a
waiver
of
immunity
of
the
Tribe
or
any
of
its
subdivisions
in
the
absence
of
independent
provisions
of
any
governing
contract
or
agreement
.

Section
601
.
No
political
subdivision
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe
or
corporation
owned
by
the
Tribe
may
assert
any
claimed
defense
of
sovereign
immunity
in
an
action
brought
by
the
Tribe
under
Section
501
or
otherwise
.

ARTICLE
VII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
700
­
Actions
Seeking
Relief
Against
the
Tribe
or
­
ts
Officers
or
Employees
.
In
any
civil
action
where
relief
is
sought
under
this
Ordinance
against
the.
Mohegan
Tribe,
its
officers
or
employees,
or
which
alleges
any
breach
of
legal
duty
thereby,
the
named
Defendant
shall
be
the
Mohegan
Tribe
or
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Gaming
Authority
as
specified
in
the
governing
contract
or
agreement
.

Section
701
­
In
any
action
otherwise
authorized
against
the
J
Mohegan
Tribe
or
its
subdivisions,
the
following
modifications
to~.

the
rules
or
procedures
set
forth
in
this
Ordinance
shall
apply
:

(
1)
The
periods
of
time
of
a
civil
nature
in
which
an
response
of
any
kind
due
from
specified
for
civil
cases
or
appewls
answer,
reply,
or
other
pleading
c
.
­

the
Tribe
shall
be
required
shall
be
double
the
period
otherwise
specified
.
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10
(
2)
The
Mohegan
Tribe
or
Tribal
Gaming
Authority
when
a
party
to
a
civil
action
shall
not
be
liable
for
the
payment
of
!
the
costs,
expenses,
or
attorney's
fees
of
the
opposing
party
.

(
3)
The
Mohegan
Tribe
or
tribal
Gaming
Authority
when
a
party
to
a
civil
action
shall
not
be
required
to
post
security
by
bond
or
otherwise
for
any
purpose
.

(
4)
No
action
otherwise
authorized
may
the
Mohegan
Tribe
or
Tribal
Gaming
Authority
with
the
complaint
a
cash
or
written
bond
or
least
two
sufficient
sureties
subject
to
the
court
in
the
amount
of
$
500,
conditioned
for
be
instituted
against
unless
there
is
filed
undertaking
with
at
jurisdiction
of
the
the
payment
of
such
costs,
charges,
and
reasonable
attorney's
fees
to
be
fixed
by
the
court
as
may
be
awarded
against
the
plaintiff
in
said
action,

should
the
plaintiff
not
prevail
in
such
action
.

Section
702
­
Limitations
in
Civil
Actions
.
Unless
otherwise
specifically
provided
in
this
ordinance,
the
following
limitations
on
the
bringing
of
civil
actions
shall
apply:

(
1)
Any
action
against
the
Mohegan
Tribe
or
Tribal
Gaming
Authority
must
be
commenced
within
one
year
of
the
date
the
cause
of
action
accrued
unless
a
longer
limitation
period
is
established
by
contract
.

.%.

(
2)
Any
other
action
must
be
commenced
within
two
years
of
the
date
the
cause
of
action
accrued,
unless
a
longer
limitation
period
is
established
by
contract
;
provided,
however,
that
any
cause
of
action
based
on
fraud
or
mistake
shall
not
be
deemed
to
have
accrued
until
the
aggrieved
party
has
discovered
or
reasonably
should
have
discovered
the
facts
constituting
the
fraud
or
mistake
.
Page
11
(
3)
For
all
causes
of
action
which
have
accrued
as
of
the
date
of
enactment
of
this
ordinance,
the
limitations
periods
set
out
in
this
section
shall
be
deemed
to
have
commenced
on
the
date
J..
enactment
of
this
Ordinance
.
However,
this
ordinance
shall
not
o­

be
construed
to
revive
or
authorize
a
lawsuit
on
any
cause
of
action
which
would
otherwise
be
barred
by
the
doctrine
of
laches
or
by
limitations
periods
established
by
the
laws
of
the
State
of
Connecticut
.

Secti
on
703­
Court
Fees
.

(
a)
The
fee
for
filing
a
lawsuit
in
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
be
$
300
.

(
b)
The
charge
for
ordinary
electronically
or
chemically
reproduced
copies
of
documents
from
any
court
file
shall
be
$
1
per
page
.

ARTICLE
VIII
RULES
OF
CIVIL
PROCEDURE
AND
EVIDENCE
Sect
ion
800
­
Civil
Procedure
.

(
a)
The
Connecticut
Rules
for
the
Superior
Court,
as
published
in
the
Connecticut
Practice
Book
and
as
included
in
the
General
Statutes
of
Connecticut,
as
may
be
amended
from
time
to
s
time,
are
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
Rules
of
Ci?­
:
1
P­
ocedure
for
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
to
the
extent
applicab=
e
.

(
b)
The
common
law
of
the
State
of
Connecticut
regarding
zhe
State
rules
of
civil
procedure
is
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
common
law
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe
.

Section
801
­­
Evidence
.
Page
12
(
a)
The
Connecticut
rules
of
law
regarding
Evidence
as
published
in
the
Connecticut
Practice
Book
and
as
included
in
the
General
Statutes
of
Connecticut,
as
may
be
amended
from
time
to
time,
are
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
law
of
evidence
for
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
to
the
extent
applicable
.

(
b)
The
common
law
of
the
State
of
Connecticut
regarding
the
State
rules
of
evidence
is
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
common
law
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe
.

Section
802
­
Service
of
Process
.
All
process
shall
be
directed
to
a
process
server
appointed
to
serve
as
such
by
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Council,
A
Connecticut
sheriff,
deputy
sheriff,
a
Connecticut
municipal
constable,
or
other
proper
officer
authorized
by
Connecticut
statute
.
A
list
of
such
Council
appointees
shall
be
maintained
by
the
Tribal
Council
.
A
direction
on
the
process
"
to
any
proper
officer"
shall
be
sufficient
to
direct
the
process
to
a
tribal
process
server,
sherif­,
deputy
sheriff,
constable,
or
other
proper
officer
.

Section
803
­
Application
of
Rules
.
Any
time
li~:
its
set
out
in
this
ordinance,
with
the
exception
of
Section
702,
­
may
on
good
cause
shown
be
extended
in
a
particular
case
.
If
no
procedure
is
specifically
prescribed
by
rule,
the
court
may
proceed
in
an
equitable
manner
not
inconsistent
with
these
rules
or
the
principles
of
justice
and
fairness
underlying
these
rules
.
:
R.

ARTICLE
IX
RULES
OF
APPELLATE
PROCEDURE
Section
900
­
Gaming
Disnutes
Court
of
Appeals
.

from
the
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
shall
be
heard
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
of
Appeals
established
by
Ordinance
.
=.?
1
appeals
a=
4
decided
by
t^_
s
Page
13
Section
901
­
Right
to
Appeal
.
Any
party
who
is
aggrieved
by
any
final
order,
commitment
or
judgment
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Trial
Court
may
appeal
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
this
Ordinance
.

Section
902
.

(
a)
The
Connecticut
Rules
of
Appellate
Procedure
as
published
in
the
Connecticut
Practice
Book
and
as
included
in
the
General
Statutes
of
Connecticut,
as
may
be
amended
from
time
to
time,
are
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
Rules
of
Appellate
Procedure
for
the
Court
of
Appeals
to
the
extent
applicable
.

(
b)
The
common
law
of
the
State
of
Connecticut
regarding
the
State
rules
of
appellate
procedure
i,
s
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
common
law
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe
.

Section
903
­
Clerk
.
The
Clerk
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
shall
serve
as
the
Clerk
,
of
the
Court
of
Appeals
.
The
Clerk
shall
prepare,
certify
and
file
with
the
appellate
court
all
papers
comprising
the
record
of
the
case
appealed
within
30
days
after
a
notice
of
appeal
is
filed
and
shall
maintain
a
separate
docket
for
the
appellate
court
in
which
shall
be
recorded
each
stage
of
the
proceedings
on
each
case
appealed
.

ARTICLE
X
RULES
OF
PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
AND
CODE
OF
JUDI
CIAL
CONDUCT
Section
1000
­­
Professional
Conduct
.
The
Connec­­
icut
Rules
of
Professional
Conduct
as
published
in
the
Connec=
icu=
Practice
Book
,
as
may
be
amended
from
time
to
time,
are
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
Rules
of
Professional
Conduct
for
attorneys
Page
14
before
and
judges
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
to
the
extent
applicable
.

Section
1001
­
Adoption
and
Amendment
or
Rules
.
The
Chief
Judge
may
amend
the
Rules
of
Professional
Conduct
.

Section
1002
­
Judicial
Conduct
.
The
Connecticut
Code
of
Judicial
Conduct
as
published
in
the
Connecticut
Practice
Book
,
as
may
be
amended
from
time
to
time,
is
hereby
adopted
as
and
declared
to
be
the
Code
of
Judicial
Conduct
for
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
to
the
extent
applicable,
except
Canon
5(
F),

prohibiting
judges
from
practicing
law
shall
not
apply
to
judges
of
the
Gaming
Disputes
Court
.

Section
1003
­
Adoption
and
Amendment
or
Rules
.
The
Chief
Judge,
with
the
approval
of
the
Tribal
Council,
may
amend
the
Code
of
Judicial
Conduct
.
This
ordinance
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
from
and
after
its
date
of
passage.
This
ordinance
haviuR
been
made
available
to
the
Tribe
at
and
on
the
date
of
passage
was
read
this
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