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U.S. v. STATE OF WASH.

No. 83-4265.

873 F.2d 240 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Quileute Makah, Lummi, Muckleshoot, Squaxin Island, Skokomish, Lower Elwha, Snoqualmie, Duwamish, Stillaguamish, Sauksuiattle, Nisqually, Swinomish, Tulalip, Puyallup, Quinault, Upper Skagit, Yakima, Nooksack, Steilacoom, Samish, Snohomish and Port Gamble Clallam Indian Tribes, Plaintiffs-Intervenors/Appellees, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Walsh, Deputy Atty. Gen., Olympia, Washington, for defendant-appellant.

Philip E. Katzen, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-intervenors/appellees.

Before WRIGHT, TANG and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

TANG, Circuit Judge:

The State of Washington appeals the district court's award under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 of attorneys' fees and costs to appellee Indian tribes for participation in United States v. Washington.1 For the reasons stated in U.S. v. Washington, 813 F.2d 1020 (9th Cir.1987), we reverse.

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