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SOKAOGON CHIPPEWA COMMUNITY v. BABBITT

No. 00-1137.

214 F.3d 941 (2000)

SOKAOGON CHIPPEWA COMMUNITY, Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bruce E. BABBITT, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior, Michael J. Anderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of the Interior, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Appeal of St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Proposed Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew S. Caulum, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee Sokaogon Chippewa Community.

Guy C. Charlton, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Larry Leventhal, Leventhal & Associates, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.

Robert H. Friebert (argued), Friebert, Finerty & St. John, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.

Carol Elder Bruce, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee Babbitt.

David E. Jones (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for remaining Defendants-Appellees.

Howard Bichler, St. Croix Tribal Council, Hertel, WI, Robert M. Adler (argued), O'Connor & Hannan, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Appellant.

Before MANION, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

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