A federal judge has refused to approve a settlement agreement between the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and several defendants, including the City of Lima. The Lima News reported that Judge James Carr rejected the settlement and instead proposed dismissing the case and allowing the parties to object to the dismissal until April 16th. When asked about the lawsuits, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann said: “If Indian gaming is ever to exist in the state of Ohio, it will only come by way of the Constitution and state and federal law — not by sham lawsuits.”