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U.S. v. LUMMI NATION

No. 15-35661.

876 F.3d 1004 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Lower Elwha Klallam Indian Tribe; Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe; Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Petitioners-Appellees, v. LUMMI NATION, Respondent-Appellant, and State of Washington, Defendant, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; Suquamish Tribe; Makah Indian Tribe; Stillaguamish Tribe; Upper Skagit Indian Tribe; Nisqually Indian Tribe; Tulalip Tribes; Squaxin Island Tribe, Real-Parties-in-Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 1, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deanne E. Maynard (argued), Brian R. Matsui , and James R. Sigel , Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, D.C.; Mary Neil , Reservation Attorney, Lummi Nation, Bellingham, Washington; Christopher J. Carr and James R. Sigel , Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California; for Respondent-Appellant.

Stephen H. Suagee (argued) and Samuel D. Hough , Office of General Counsel, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Port Angeles, Washington, for Petitioner-Appellee Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.

Lauren Rasmussen (argued), Law Offices of Lauren P. Rasmussen, Seattle, Washington, for Petitioners-Appellees Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe.

Mason D. Morisset and Rebecca JCH Jackson , Morisset Schlosser Jozwiak & Somerville, Seattle, Washington, for Real-Party-in-Interest Tulalip Tribes.

Howard G. Arnett and John W. Ogan , Karnopp Petersen , Bend, Oregon; James Rittenhouse Bellis , Suquamish Tribe, Suquamish, Washington; for Real-Party-in-Interest Suquamish Indian Tribe.

Before: Michael Daly Hawkins and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges, and Elizabeth E. Foote, District Judge.

OPINION

This appeal asks whether the Treaty of Point Elliott (the "Treaty") reserves to the Lummi Nation (the "Lummi") the right to fish in the waters west of Whidbey Island, Washington. We previously concluded that the Treaty secures the Lummi's right to fish in...

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