Judge Bars Building on Indian Site Development: The temporary order prohibits Cal State Long Beach from doing an archeological survey on 22 acres considered sacred by the Gabrielino tribe.: [Home Edition]

American Indians won an emotional victory Friday when a Superior Court judge temporarily blocked Cal State Long Beach from building a mini-mall on 22 acres that the Indians consider a sacred site.

Many of the nearly 50 Indians who packed the Los Angeles courtroom hugged and wept after Judge Stephen E. O'Neil's ruling that the land remain undeveloped until the court determines whether the site is culturally significant.

"I am filled with joy at this decision," said Jimi Castillo, a spiritual leader of the Gabrielinos, whose ancestors inhabited Southern California centuries ago. "It strikes the proper balance."

Castillo is among nearly 30 Indians named in a...