EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The Lummi Indian Tribe filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1985, alleging that the defendants had blocked tribal access to fishing grounds. The defendants counterclaimed under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, and 1985.
After a settlement, both sides sought attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, which the district court disallowed on the basis that neither party had prevailed.
The order denying fees reasoned...
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