Important note:  This case has been going on so long, that most of what has happened is ancient history  A more recent very important development is that on 12 January 2015, San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Ochoa handed small-scale miners a huge victory by deciding that California’s Moratorium against suction dredging in combination with its recently-adopted 2012 regulations amount to an unlawful and un-enforceable scheme to thwart the will of congress.  Here is the Court’s Decision, and here is a shorter explanation from our attorney.  Since this is sure to change the outcome any remaining litigation, we will start with a new page which can be found here:

Explanations About This Case:

• 13 December, 2005
• 22 December, 2005 Update
• January Newsletter
• 8 January, 2006 Update
• Forum Post, 12 January 2006
• Forum Post, 29 January 2006
• Intervention Status Granted!
• Forum Post, 16 March 2006
• Forum post, 30 March 2006
• Forum post, 08 May 2006
• Forum post, 22 May 2006
• June 2006 Newsletter: We Won!
• January 2007 Newsletter

• Karuk Complaint
• DFG Answer
• Order from the Court
• Stipulated Agreement between DFG & Karuks
• Amended Stipulated Agreement between DFG & Karuks
• New 49er’s Opposition to Stipulated Agreement
• Proposed Verified Complaint in Intervention by The New 49’ers
• Declaration of Dave McCracken
• Declaration of Joe Greene
• Declaration of James Buchal
• Declaration of Marcia Armstrong
• DFG Brief in Support of Stipulated Judgement
• DFG – Manji Declaration
• New 49’er Reply in Opposition to Stipulated Agreement
• Request for Judicial Notice
• 2nd Declaration of James Buchal
• 3rd Declaration of Joe Greene
• 2nd Declaration of Dennis Maria
• 4th Declaration of Dave McCracken
• New 49’er Final Brief in Opposition to Stipulated Agreement
• Declaration of James Buchal in Support of Final Declaration
• Court’s Order for Supplemental Briefing
• Trancas v. City of Malibu
• New 49’er Supplemental Briefing in Opposition to Stipulated Agreement
• DFG Supplemental Briefing
• Karuk Supplemental Briefing
• New 49’er Supplemental Reply
• Judge’s Order Denying Judgment (of Stipulated Agreement)
• Motion to Intervene by The New 49’ers
• Karuk Opposition to Intervention
• Declaration of Leaf Hillman
• DFG Opposition to Intervention
• New 49’er Reply for Intervention
• Declaration of Dave McCracken
• Order From the Court Granting Intervention
• Plaintiff’s Case Status Statement
• Defendants’ Case Status Statement
• Mangi Declaration
• New 49’ers Case Status Statement
• Final Order and Judgement