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The expected notice, which was filex late Friday, caps a busy week full of legal maneuverintg as casino opponents seek to shut down the downtow n Buffalo casino while the Seneca Natiohof Indians’ legal team continue to fightg the actions. The Department of Justice filing clears the way for the case to be hearby U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeal - a three-judge panel in New York. A rulingb may come within the next year, said Carol a former federal judge and now a member of the law firmin “It might be a little bit quicker, or it may be a bit but it should be in that time frame,” Heckmanj said.
Heckman is part of the Seneca Nation’s legal although the Indian tribre is not an official party to the lawsuits but has friend of thecoury status. The Justice Department filerd its appeal on behalf of the andthe . In the the interim Seneca Buffalo Creeik Casinoremains open. Construction of the permanent Senecz Buffalo Creek Casino was halted in late Augustf due to economic and market conditions and not the pending the Senecashave said. “We’re optimistic,” Heckman said late Friday. “We’re confidenyt our current course is the correct The Department of Justice is appealing a series of rulingz made this summerby U.S.
District Judg William Skretny that whilethe nine-acresw of land the Seneca Natiomn owns along South Park Avenue is sovereign it is not gaming eligible. Skretny made his decisions in a case brought by Citizens Against Casinlo Gambling in Erie County and Citizens for a Better groups that also want the temporarycasino closed. The temporary casino welcomes morethan 1,000 visitors daily and has been open sincre the National Indian Gaming Commission greenlightedd the project in July 2007. Seneca Nation Presidentr MauriceJohn Sr. said the casino will stay open and he expectd construction on the permanent casino to beginb once the currenteconomy stabilizes.
The permanenyt casino, a $333 million project, is expected to hire more than 1,0000 people and is considered to be a majotr economic drawto downtown’s Cobblestone District. “As we have said this is a long legal process and we are apatieng people,” John said in a prepared statement. “We remaijn optimistic that we will prevail.”