MILLE LACS BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS v. STATE OF MINN.

Nos. 92-1550, 92-2962.

989 F.2d 994 (1993)

MILLE LACS BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS; Arthur Gahbow; Walter Sutton; Carleen Benjamin; Joseph Dunkley, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE OF MINNESOTA; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Joseph Alexander, Commissioner of Natural Resources, Defendants, County of Aitkin; County of Benton; County of Chisago; County of Crow Wing; County of Isanti; County of Kanabec; County of Mille Lacs; County of Morrison; County of Pine, Intervenors-Appellants. MILLE LACS BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS; Arthur Gahbow; Walter Sutton; Carleen Benjamin; Joseph Dunkley, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE OF MINNESOTA; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Joseph Alexander, Commissioner, Defendants, John W. Thompson; Jenny Thompson; Joseph N. Karpen; Leroy Burling; Glenn E. Thompson; Gary M. Kiedrowski, Intervenors-Appellants. Save Lake Mille Lacs, Association, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffry Robert Chaffee, Milaca, MN, for intervenors-appellants County of Aitken et al.

Stephen G. Froehle, Minneapolis, MN, for intervenors-appellants John W. Thompson et al.

Marc D. Slonim, John B. Arum, Seattle, WA, on the brief, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, LAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of the District Court's denial of two motions to intervene in litigation between the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians (the Band) and the State of Minnesota (the state). One motion to intervene was brought by the counties of Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, and Pine (the counties). 140 F.R.D. 390. The other motion to intervene was brought by John W. Thompson, Jenny Thompson,...

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