COBELL v. NORTON

No. CIV.A. 96-1285(RCL).

263 F.Supp.2d 58 (2003)

Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M Harper, Native American Rights Fund, Washington DC, Dennis Marc Gingold, Washington, DC, Elliott H Levitas, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Washington, DC, for Elouise Pepion Cobell, Earl Old Person, Mildred Cleghorn, Thomas Maulson, James Louis Larose.

Robert D. Luskin, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, Tom C. Clark, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Brian L. Ferrell, Andrew M. Eschen, Charles Walter Findlay, III, Sarah D. Himmelhoeh, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, Washington, DC, Sandra Marguerite Schraibman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington DC, Edith R. Blackwell, Washington, DC, John Charles Cruden, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Annadale, VA, for Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior.

Lewis Steven Wiener, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, Washington, DC, Tom C. Clark, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Brian L. Ferrell, Andrew M. Eschen, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, Washington, DC, Charles Walter Findlay, III, Sarah D. Himmelhoeh, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Washington, DC, Sandra Marguerite Schraibman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington DC, Edith R. Blackwell, Washington, DC, John Charles Cruden, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Annadale, VA, for Ada E. Deer, Asst. Sec. of the Interior, Indian Affairs.

Lewis Steven Wiener, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, Washington, DC, Tom C. Clark, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Brian L. Ferrell, Andrew M. Eschen, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, Washington, DC, Charles Walter Findlay, III, Sarah D. Himmelhoeh, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Washington, DC, Sandra Marguerite Schraibman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington DC, John Charles Cruden, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Annadale, VA, for Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of Treasury.

Charles Walter Findlay, III, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Washington, DC, John Charles Cruden, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Annadale, VA, for Lawrence Summers, Sec. of Treasury.

J. Christopher Kohn, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Brian L. Ferrell, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, Washington, DC, Mark E. Nagle, Robert Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, Charles Walter Findlay, III, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Washington, DC, Henry A. Azar, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Div., Washington, DC, Jonathan Brian New, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Jennifer R. Rivera, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Sandra Peavler Spooner, David J. Gottesman, Peter Blaze Miller, Cynthia L. Alexander, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, John Charles Cruden, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Annadale, VA, John Stemplewicz, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Amalia D. Kessler, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, for Kevin Gover, Asst. Sec. of the Interior.

J. Christopher Kohn, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Brian L. Ferrell, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, Washington, DC, Philip Martin Seligman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Mark E. Nagle, Robert Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, Henry A. Azar, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Terry M. Petrie, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, General Lit. Section, Denver, CO, Michael John Quinn, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Seth Brandon Shapiro, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Jonathan Brian New, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Gino D. Vissiccio, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Jennifer R. Rivera, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Sandra Peavler Spooner, John Warshawsky, David J. Gottesman, Peter Blaze Miller, John J. Siemietkowski, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, John R. Kresse, Timothy E. Curley, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div.—Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Tracy Lyle Hilmer, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington DC, Dodge Wells, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, John Stemplewicz, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for Dept. of Interior.

J. Christopher Kohn, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Mark E. Nagle, Robert Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, Henry A. Azar, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Seth Brandon Shapiro, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Jonathan Brian New, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Jennifer R. Rivera, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Herbert Lawrence Fenster, McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP, Washington, DC, Sandra Peavler Spooner, David J. Gottesman, Peter Blaze Miller, Cynthia L. Alexander, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Tracy Lyle Hilmer, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Dodge Wells, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, John Stemplewicz, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Amalia D. Kessler, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, for Gale Norton, Sec. of the Interior.

Robert D. Luskin, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, Henry A. Azar, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Seth Brandon Shapiro, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Jonathan Brian New, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Jennifer R. Rivera, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, David J. Gottesman, Peter Blaze Miller, Cynthia L. Alexander, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Amalia D. Kessler, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, for John D. Leshy.

Robert D. Luskin, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, Seth Brandon Shapiro, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Jonathan Brian New, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Jennifer R. Rivera, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, David J. Gottesman, Peter Blaze Miller, Cynthia L. Alexander, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Amalia D. Kessler, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, for Edward B. Cohen.

Henry A. Azar, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Seth Brandon Shapiro, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Jonathan Brian New, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Elizabeth Wallace Fleming, Trout & Richards, PLLC, Washington, DC, Jennifer R. Rivera, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, David J. Gottesman, Peter Blaze Miller, Cynthia L. Alexander, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Amalia D. Kessler, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, for Michael G. Rossetti, Counselor to the Sec, Dept. of Interior.

B. Michael Rah, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Washington, DC, Henry A. Azar, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Seth Brandon Shapiro, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Jonathan Brian New, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Jennifer R. Rivera, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, David J. Gottesman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, Tracy Lyle Hilmer, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Dodge Wells, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for Neal McCaleb, Asst. Sec. of the Interior for Indian Affairs.

Lawrence H. Wechsler, Janis, Schuelke & Wechsler, Washington, DC, for Eleni M. Constantine.

Donald Michael Barnes, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Washington, DC, for Roberta Mclnerney.

David Booth Beers, Shea & Gardner, Washington, DC, for James Regan.

William Aaron, Dobrovir, Sperryville, VA, for Daniel Mazella.

Pamela J. Marple, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Washington, DC, for Randall Lewis.

Timothy Patrick Garren, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Washington, DC, for U.S.A.

Brian L. Ferrell, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, Washington, DC, Terry M. Petrie, U.S. Dept. of Justice Enrd, Gen. Lit. Section, Denver, CO, Gino D. Vissiccio, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, John Warshawsky, John J. Siemietkowski, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Commercial Lit. Branch, Washington, DC, for Dept. of the Treasury.

Erik Lloyd Kitchen, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Washington, DC, for Ingrid D. Falanga.

Martha Purcell Rogers, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, Washington, DC, for Timothy S. Elliott, Deputy Asst. Sol, Dept. of the Interior.

Michael R. Bromwich, Fried, frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, DC, Amy Berman, Jackson, Trout & Richards, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Edith R. Blackwell, Deputy Associate Sol., Dept. of Interior.

Roger Eric Zuckerman, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP, Washington, DC, for Robert Lamb.

Kathleen Elizabeth Voelker, Washington, DC, for James Douglas, Chief of Staff, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, U.S. Dept. of the Interior.

Stephen M. Byers, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC, for Dominic Nessi.

Michael R. Bromwich, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, DC, for M. Sharon Blackwell.

Leslie B. Kiernan, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP, Washington, DC, for Hilda Manuel.

L. Barrett Boss, Asbill, Moffitt & Boss, Chartered, Washington, DC, for Steven Swanson.

Plato Cacheris, John Francis Hundley, Baker & McKenzie, Washington, DC, Sydney Jean Hoffmann, The Law Offices of Plato Cacheris, Washington, DC, for John Berry.

Barbara Ann Van Gelder, Wiley Rein & Fielding, LLP, Washington, DC, for James A. Eichner.

William Holt Briggs, Jr., Laura C. Zimmitti, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, Washington, DC, for Phillip A. Brooks.

Thomas Edward Wilson, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington, DC, for John S. Most.

Plato Cacheris, John Francis Hundley, Baker & McKenzie, Washington, DC, Sydney Jean Hoffman, The Law Offices of Plato Cacheris, Washington, DC, for Glenn Schumaker.

Mary Lou Soller, Miller & Chevalier, Chartered, Washington, DC, for Chester Mills, Terrance Virden.

Jeffrey David Robinson, Melissa Heitmann McNiven, Baach, Robinson & Lewis, Washington, DC, for Lois J. Schiffer.

Dwight Phillip Bostwick, Melissa Heitmann McNiven, Baach, Robinson & Lewis, Washington, DC, for Anne Shields.

Larry Allen Nathans, Robert W. Biddle, Bennett & Nathans, LLP, Baltimore, MD, for David Shuey.

John Kenneth Zwerling, Zwerling & Kemler, PC, Alexandria, VA, for Terry Steele.

Lisa Bondareff Kemler, Zwerling & Kemler, PC, Alexandria, VA, for Deborah Maddox.

Russell David Duncan, Lisa Ann Freiman Fishberg, Coburn & Schertler, Washington, DC, for John A. Bryson, David Shilton.

E. Lawrence Barcella, Jr., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, Washington, DC, for William G. Myers, III.

David Sidney Krakoff, Alessio D. Evangelista, Beveridge & Diamond, PC, Washington, DC, for Daryl W. White.

Michael D. Goodstein, Resolution Law Group, PC, Washington, DC, for Tom C. Clark, II.

Bradley Stuart Lui, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, McLean, VA, for Sabrina McCarthy.

Stanley M. Brand, Andrew Dewald Herman, Brand & Frulla PC, Washington, DC, for Peter D. Coppelman.

Marshall L. Matz, Olsson, Frank & Weeda, PC, Washington, DC, for Michael B. Jandreau.

D Jacques Smith, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, DC, for Kenneth Paquin, Kenneth Russell.

Emily M. Yinger, Hogan & Hartson Commercial Practice, McLean, VA, for Accenture LLP.

William Leonard Gardner, Brian Michael, Privor, Morgan, Lewis & BocMus, LLP, Washington, DC, for Willa B. Perlmutter.

Hamilton Phillips Fox, III, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, Washington, DC, for Charles W. Findlay.

Christopher J. Lovrien, Robert Christopher Cook, Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Michael Carr.

Dennis Marc Gingold, Washington, DC, for James Simon.

Robert A. Salerno, Piper Rudnick, LLP, Washington, DC, for Sarah Himmelhoch.

Amy S. Koch, Cameron McKenan, Washington, DC, for Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma.

Charles Allen Hobbs, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, Washington, DC, for National Congress of American Indians.

Alan Lee Balaran, Washington, DC, Special Master.

Richard Lee CYS, Davis Wright Tremaine, Washington DC, Jonathan K Tycko, Tycko Zavareei, LLP, Washington, DC, for Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

Christopher B. Mead, London & Mead, Washington, DC, for Kenneth F. Rossman.

Albert Lee Bynum, Gadsden, AL, pro se.

Nathaniel Davis Owens, Sr., Anniston, AL, for Albert Lee Bynum.

Jill Elise Grant, Washington, DC, for Intertribal Monitoring Ass'n for Indian Trust Funds.

Neil James Ruther, Towson MD, for Native American Industrial Distributors, Inc.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on defendants' motion for reconsideration of the Court's March 5, 2003 order directing payment to Special Master Alan Balaran [1909-1], which was filed on March 19, 2003. Upon consideration of defendants' motion, plaintiffs' brief in opposition thereto, defendants' reply brief, and the applicable law in this case, the Court finds that defendants' motion should be denied...

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