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U.S. v. STATE OF WASH.

No. 90-35355.

935 F.2d 1059 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Quinault Indian Nation; Nooksack Indian Tribe; Lummi Indian Tribe; Payallup Indian Tribe, et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip E. Katzen, Evergreen Legal Services, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-intervenors-appellants.

David E. Walsh, Deputy Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for defendant-appellee.

Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge, and BURNS, District Judge.

WALLACE, Chief Judge:

Several Indian tribes appeal from a district court order denying attorney's fees sought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The district court has continuing jurisdiction over this litigation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1345, and 1362. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse and remand.

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