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Seneca Gaming Corporation Announces that Seneca Nation Supreme Appellate Court Reaffirms the Valid Creation of Seneca Gaming Corporation and its Subsidiaries and their Sovereign Immunity from Suit
Niagara Falls, NY, August 17, 2004 - Seneca Gaming Corporation ("SGC") announced today that the Seneca Nation Supreme Appellate Court, the highest court of the Seneca Nation, reversed in its entirety the "bench rulings" issued by the Seneca Nation "Court of Appeals" on August 11, 2004 and reaffirmed that the Nation�s Council had appropriately and validly established SGC and its subsidiaries and that these entities possessed sovereign immunity from suit. In addition, the Supreme Appellate Court noted that by accepting the application for the Writ of Permission, pursuant to Seneca Civil Procedure Rules, the Court of Appeals no longer has jurisdiction over the underlying matter before the Court of Appeals pertaining to the payment of the exclusivity fee to New York State. Therefore, the plaintiff's initial complaint pertaining to the payment of the exclusivity fee has been effectively dismissed.
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