UNITED STATES v. STATE OF WASHINGTON

Civ. No. 9213.

384 F.Supp. 312 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Quinault Tribe of Indians on its own behalf and on behalf of the Queets Band of Indians, et al., Intervenor-Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant, Thor C. Tollefson, Director, Washington State Department of Fisheries, et al., Intervenor-Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Washington at Tacoma.

On Question Per Reconsideration Motion March 22, 1974.

Injunction March 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stan Pitkin, U. S. Atty., Stuart F. Pierson, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for the U. S.; George D. Dysart, Asst. Regional Sol., U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Portland, Or., of counsel.

David H. Getches, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, Colo., and John H. Sennhauser, Legal Services Center, Seattle, Wash., for Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe of Indians, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe; Skokomish Indian Tribe, Stillaguamish Indian Tribe.

Alvin J. Ziontz, Ziontz, Pirtle, Morisset & Ernstoff, Seattle, Wash., for Makah Indian Tribe, Lummi Indian Tribe, Quileute Indian Tribe.

Michael Taylor, Taholah, Wash., for Quinault Tribe of Indians.

James B. Hovis, Hovis, Cockrill & Roy, Yakima, Wash., for Yakima Indian Tribe.

Lester Stritmatter, Stritmatter & Stritmatter, Hoquiam, Wash., for Hoh Tribe of Indians.

William A. Stiles, Jr., Sedro-Woolley, Wash., for Upper Skagit River Tribe.

Slade Gorton, Atty. Gen., Edward B. Mackie, Deputy Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for State of Wash.

Joseph Larry Coniff, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Game, Olympia, Wash., for Game Defendants & Carl Crouse.

Earl R. McGimpsey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Fisheries, Olympia, Wash., for Thor Tollefson.

David E. Rhea, Amundson, Rhea & Atwood, Bellingham, Wash., for Wash. Reef Net Owners Ass'n.

Lawrence C. Smith, Smith, Smith & Smith, Spokane, Wash., for amicus curiae The Ass'n of Northwest Steelheaders, Inc.

William N. Moloney, Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, Seattle, Wash., for amicus curiae Wash. State Sportsmen's Council, Inc.

T. J. Jones, III, Sp. Counsel, Jones & Jones, Boise, Idaho, for amicus curiae Idaho Fish and Game Dept.


                           INDEX

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                                                 (Per typed text)

     I.   STATEMENT OF THE CASE                         327

     II.  ESTABLISHED BASIC FACTS AND
           LAW                                          330

     III. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF FACT
           AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW                     ...

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