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Federal judge intervenes in Northern California tribal dispute
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Jun 23, 2014
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Federal judge intervenes in Northern California tribal dispute
A federal judge has intervened into an escalating dispute between two factions of a Northern California tribe over control of the Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, California.
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A federal judge has intervened into an escalating dispute between two factions of a Northern California tribe over control of the Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, California.

The federal government is stepping into a bitter feud between warring factions of a Northern California Indian tribe.

A rift within the Paskenta band of the Nomlaki tribe over who controls the tribe, its casino, and its casino profits, came to a head this month when both sides hired armed guards to either defend or take over the tribe's Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, California. Now a federal judge has intervened with a temporary restraining order banning guns on casino grounds.

Reporter Stephen Magagnini has been covering the story for the Sacramento Bee and joins Take Two for the latest.