MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE v. TULALIP TRIBES

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. West (argued), Donald B. Scaramastra , and Margaret A. Duncan , Garvey Schubert Barer, P.C., Seattle, Washington; Richard Reich , Robert L. Otsea, Jr. , Laura Weeks , and Ann E. Tweedy , Office of the Tribal Attorney, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Auburn, Washington; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mason D. Morisset , Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak, and Somerville, Seattle, Washington, for Respondent-Appellee Tulalip Tribes.

John W. Ogan (argued), Law Office of John W. Ogan, Sisters, Oregon; James Rittenhouse Bellis , Office of Suquamish Tribal Attorney, Suquamish, Washington; for Respondent-Appellee Suquamish Indian Tribe.

Samuel J. Stiltner and John Howard Bell , Law Office, Puyallup Tribe, Tacoma, Washington, for Respondent-Appellee Puyallup Tribe.

Sharon Haensly , David Babcock , and Kevin Lyon , Squaxin Island Legal Department, Shelton, Washington, for Respondent-Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe.

Jay J. Manning and Meghan E. Gavin , Cascadia Law Group PLLC, Olympia, Washington, for Respondent-Appellee Nisqually Indian Tribe.

James M. Jannetta and Emily Haley , Office of the Tribal Attorney, La Conner, Washington, for Respondent-Appellee Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

Michael S. Grossmann and Joseph V. Panesko , Assistant Attorneys General; Office of the Washington Attorney General, Olympia, Washington; for Respondent-Appellee State of Washington.

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

Earle David Lees, III , Skokomish Indian Tribe, Shelton, Washington, for Respondent-Appellee Skokomish Indian Tribe.

Craig J. Dorsay and Lea Ann Easton , Dorsay & Easton LLP, Portland, Oregon, for Real-Party-in-Interest Hoh Indian Tribe.

Mary Michelle Neil , Lummi Indian Nation, Office of the Reservation Attorney, Bellingham, Washington, for Real-Party-in-Interest Lummi Indian Nation.

Lauren J. King , Attorney, Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Real-Party-in-Interest Quileute Indian Tribe.

Eric J. Nielsen , Counsel, Nielsen, Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Real-Party-in-Interest Quinault Indian Nation.

Scott Mannakee , Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Arlington, Washington; Rob Roy Smith , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP, Seattle, Washington; for Real-Party-in-Interest Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians.

Jack Warren Fiander and Elmer Jerome Ward , Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Office of Legal Counsel, Darrington, Washington, for Real-Party-in-Interest Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe.

Dissent by Judge Ikuta.