U.S. v. STATE OF WASHINGTON

No. 9213.

909 F.Supp. 787 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington.

December 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Pickrell, Asst. U.S. Attorney, W.D. Wash., Seattle, WA, for Co-counsel for U.S.

Allan E. Olson, Sharon I. Haensly, LaConner, WA, for Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

William A. White, Asst. U.S. Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Indian Resources Section, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Co-counsel for U.S.

Mason D. Morisset, Morisset, Schlosser, Ayer & Jozwiak, Seattle, WA, for Tulalip Tribes.

Kevin R. Lyon, Olympia, WA, for Squaxin Island Tribe.

Richard Reich, Eric Nielsen, Office of the Reservation Attorney, Taholah, WA, for Quinault Tribe.

Phillip E. Katzen, Allen H. Sanders, Evergreen Legal Services, Seattle, WA, for Jamestown, Lower Elwha, Pt. Gamble Bands of Klallams, Nisqually, Nooksack, Sauk-Suiattle, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Stillaguamish Tribe, and Upper Skagit Tribes.

Annette M. Klapstein, John Howard Bell, Debra S. O'Gara, Law Office, Puyallup Tribe, Tacoma, WA, for Puyallup Tribe.

Daniel A. Raas, Harry L. Johnsen, Andrea S. McNamara, Bellingham, WA, for Lummi Tribe.

Bill Tobin, Vashon, WA, for Nisqually Indian Tribe.

Jack W. Fiander, In-House Counsel, Yakama Indian Nation, Toppenish, WA, for Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation.

Robert L. Otsea, Jr., Laura Ann Lavi, Office of the Tribal Atty., Auburn, WA, for Muckleshoot Tribe.

Peter C. Monson, Indian Resources Sect., Denver, Environment & Natural Resource Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Denver, CO, Co-Counsel for U.S.

Kathryn Nelson, Amy C. Lewis, Eisenhower, Carlson, Newlands, Reha, Henriot & Quinn, Tacoma, WA, for Pt. Gamble Jamestown & Lower Elwha Bands of S'Klallam and for the Skokomish Tribe.

Marc Slonim, John Arum, Richard Berley, Ziontz, Chestnut, Varnell, Berley & Slonim, Seattle, WA, for Makah Tribe.

John Sledd, Suquamish, WA, for Suquamish Tribe.

Vernon Peterson, Regional Solicitor's Office, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Portland, OR, Co-counsel for U.S.

Leslie Barnhart, Quileute Natural Resources, LaPush, WA, for Quileute Tribe.

Nettie Alvarez, Richard Ralson, Seattle, WA, for the Hoh Tribe.

John W. Hough, Sr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, for State of WA.

Robert K. Costello, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay Geck, Olympia, WA, for Depts. of Fisheries & Wildlife.

Robert Zuanich, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curia Puget Sound Vessel Owners Assoc. and Gary Westman.

Paul L. Anderson, Anderson & Peterson, Seattle, WA, for WA Trollers Assn.

Jeffrey Jon Bodé, Bellingham, WA, Co-Counsel for Nooksack Tribe.

Mary Linda Pearson, Suquamish, WA, Co-Counsel for Suquamish Tribe.

Edward G. Maloney, Sedro Wooley, WA, Harold Chesnin, Mathews Garlington-Mathews & Chesnin, Seattle, WA, for the Upper Skagit Tribe.

Robert C. Hargreaves, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, Co-Counsel for State of WA.

Steven Marshall, Perkins Coie, Bellevue, WA, Al Gidari, Michael Himes, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for Intervenors Puget Sound Shellfish Growers.

Malcolm L. Edwards, Edwards, Sieh, Hathaway, Smith & Goodfriend, Seattle, WA, Co-Counsel for Intervenor-Defendants Alexander, et al.

Eric Richter/John A. Roberts, Skeel, Henke, Evenson & Roberts, Seattle, WA, Co-Counsel for Intervenor Defendants Adkins, et al.

Harold P. Dygert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Attorney General, Joseph S. Montecucco, Jay D. Geck, Asst. Attys. Gen., Shellfish Division, Olympia, WA, Co-Counsel for the State of WA.

James M. Johnson, Olympia, WA, Co-Counsel for Intervenors 26 UPOW.

Daniel W. Wyckoff, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae Inner Sound Crab Association.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ALTER OR AMEND THE JUDGMENT

RAFEEDIE, District Judge.

Introduction

The Court issued an Order on August 28, 1995, United States v. Washington, 898 F.Supp. 1453 (W.D.Wash.1995), implementing its interpretation of the Stevens Treaties between a number of Indian tribes and the State of Washington.

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