Seneca Nation of Indians v. Paterson et al

Filing 27

ORDER granting temporary restraining order.. Signed by Hon. Richard J. Arcara on 8/31/2010. (JMB)

Seneca Nation of Indians v. Paterson et al

Doc. 27

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT W ESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SENECA NATION OF INDIANS, Plaintiff,

v.

10-CV-687A

DAVID PATERSON, Governor of the State of New York, JAMIE WOODWARD, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, W ILLIAM COMISKEY, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Tax Enforcement, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, JOHN MELVILLE, Acting Superintendent, New York State Police, each in his or her official capacity, Defendants,

CAYUGA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK. Plaintiff-Intervenor.

ORDER GRANTING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 65, Plaintiff Seneca Nation of Indians and the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York have moved this Court for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the defendants, enjoining them from implementing, administering or enforcing N.Y. Tax

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Law §§471(1), (2), (5), N.Y. Tax Law §471-e, and 20 N.Y.C.R.R. §74.6 during the pendency of this action. Upon the Nations' motions and upon reviewing the papers submitted in support of and in opposition to those motions, and hearing argument on the motions on Friday, August 27, 2010, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants are TEMPORARILY ENJOINED from implementing, administering, and enforcing N.Y. Tax Law §§471(1), (2), (5), N.Y. Tax Law §471-e, and 20 N.Y.C.R.R. §74.6, as applied to the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York, pending further order of this Court, and it is further ORDERED that the parties shall appear at a preliminary injunction pre-hearing conference on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. SO ORDERED.

s/ Richard J. Arcara
HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DATED: August 31, 2010

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