Governor, other officials don’t like being sued in casino case 

keep-calm-and-please-dont-sue-usBy Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Star

Attorneys for three state officials told a federal judge Friday the Tohono O’odham Nation has no right to sue them in its bid to open a casino on the edge of Glendale.

In one legal brief, the lawyers for Gov. Doug Ducey and Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the pair don’t belong in the lawsuit filed by the tribe because neither has the power to give it what it demands: A court order directing the pair to let the facility open later this year.

Brett Johnson, the lead counsel for the pair, said that decision is to be made by Daniel Bergin, director of the state Department of Gaming, who also was sued.

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