SISSETON-WAHPETON OYATE v. U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS

No. 16-4283.

888 F.3d 906 (2018)

SISSETON-WAHPETON OYATE OF the LAKE TRAVERSE RESERVATION; Dave Flute, Chairman, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES CORPS OF ENGINEERS; Colonel John W. Henderson, in his official capacity as District Commander; Steven E. Naylor, in his official capacity as Regulatory Program Manager, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Gregory Scott Paulson , of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorneys also appeared on the appellant brief; Richard Alan Duncan , of Minneapolis, MN., Debra C. Flute , of Sisseton, SD.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Robert Lundman , of Washington, DC. The following attorneys also appeared on the appellee brief; David Aiken Carson , of Denver, CO., Jody Helen Schwarz , of Washington, DC., Nicholas DiMascio , of Denver, CO., Catherine E. Grow , of Omaha, NE.

Before GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges, and TUNHEIM, District Judge.


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