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The expected notice, which was filed late caps a busy week full of legalo maneuvering as casino opponents seek to shut down the downtownn Buffalo casino while the Seneca Natiohnof Indians’ legal team continu to fight the The Department of Justice filing clears the way for the case to be hearrd by U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals - a three-judge panel in New A ruling may come within the next saidCarol Heckman, a formed federal judge and now a member of the law firm in “It might be a little bit or it may be a bit shorter, but it shoulxd be in that time frame,” Heckman said.
Heckmabn is part of the Seneca Nation’s legal team, although the Indian tribre is not an officiakl party to the lawsuits but has friendc of thecourt status. The Justice Departmentr filed its appeal on behalf of the andthe . In the the interim Seneca Buffalo Creekj Casinoremains open. Construction of the permanent Senecqa Buffalo Creek Casino was halted in late August due to economiv and market conditions and not the pending the Senecashave said. “We’re optimistic,” Heckman said late “We’re confident our current coursde is thecorrect course.” The Department of Justicee is appealing a series of rulingws made this summer by U.S.
District Judge William Skretny that whilrethe nine-acres of land the Seneca Natio n owns along South Park Avenue is sovereighn territory, it is not gamin g eligible. Skretny made his decisions in a case broughg by Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County and Citizenw for aBetter Buffalo, groups that also want the temporar y casino closed. The temporary casino welcomes morethan 1,000 visitors daily and has been open since the Nationap Indian Gaming Commission greenlighted the projectg in July 2007. Seneca Natiom President MauriceJohn Sr. said the casino will stay open and he expecte construction on the permanent casino to begi n once the currenteconomy stabilizes.
The permanent a $333 million project, is expected to hire more than 1,00p people and is considered to be a majo economic drawto downtown’s Cobblestone District. “As we have said repeatedly, this is a long lega process and we are apatient people,” John said in a preparesd statement. “We remain optimistic that we will
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