“Plaintiffs gave Defendants notice of numerous omissions, improper redactions, missing emails, and other irregularities,” the 29-page motion states. They filed a motion for discovery on April 16 alleging that the administrative record the Department of the Interior submitted to the court for the remaining counts in the lawsuit is incomplete. The nonprofit, which focuses on gambling issues, and the Elk Grove residents are continuing to challenge the designation of 36 acres in Elk Grove for the Wilton Rancheria tribe’s $400 million casino. made an initial showing of bad faith that warrants production of a privilege log, a document that describes what items are exempt from disclosure in a civil lawsuit. District Judge Trevor McFadden said Wednesday that nonprofit Stand Up for California and three residents of Elk Grove, Calif. After losing an initial challenge in February to the Interior Department’s decision to set aside land for a tribal casino, a nonprofit scored a rare court victory that will allow it to assess whether the government wrongly withheld documents from the court record.
