Rep. John Conyers (D - MI 14th), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing of the committee to take up and investigate matters surrounding the so-called Land Setttlement Agreement between the Bay Mills Indian Community and the State of Michigan, H.R. 2176. Conyers opposes the bill which would allow the Bay Mills Indian Community and its financial backer Michael J. Malik, Sr. to build a casino located in Port Huron, Michigan, 350 miles away from the tribe's reservation.
Among other things, Conyers has expressed concern that Lance Boldrey, now an attorney with the Dykema Gossett law firm, had negotiated the unorthodox settlement as an aide to then-Michigan Governor John Engler; and then just months later was retained as a private practice attorney but the tribe's financial backer lead by Malik.
The hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, March 14, at 10:00 a.m. eastern time and will be Webcast live. Details at http://judiciary.house.gov/schedule.aspx
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