STILLAGUAMISH TRIBE OF INDIANS, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON; UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE, Respondents-Appellees,
TULALIP TRIBES; NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE, Intervenors-Appellees,
HOH INDIAN TRIBE; SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY; QUILEUTE INDIAN TRIBE; MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE; SUQUAMISH TRIBE; SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE; SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE; PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE; JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE, Interested Party-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted February 9, 2024 — Portland, Oregon.
Filed May 21, 2024.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Bree R. Black Horse (argued) and Rob R. Smith , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Seattle, Washington; Raven Arroway-Healing , Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Arlington, Washington; for Petitioner-Appellant Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians.
David S. Hawkins (argued), Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sedro Wooley, Washington; Tyler L. Farmer and Ariel A. Martinez , Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen LLP, Seattle, Washington; for Respondent-Appellee Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
Emily H. Haley (argued) and James M. Jannetta , Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Office of the Tribal Attorney, La Conner, Washington; David N. Bruce and Duffy Graham , Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP, Seattle, Washington; for Interested Party-Appellee Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
Lauren P. Rasmussen , Law Offices of Lauren P. Rassmussen PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Interested Party-Appellees Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes.
Robert L. Otsea, II , Chief Counsel; Richard Reich and Laura Weeks , Staff Attorneys; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Office of the Tribal Attorney, Auburn, Washington, for Interested Party-Appellee Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
Maryanne E. Mohan , Suquamish Tribe, Suquamish, Washington, for Interested Party-Appellee Suquamish Tribe.
Earle D. Lees, III , Skokomish Indian Tribe, Shelton, Washington, for Interested Party-Appellee Skokomish Indian Tribe.
Megan E. Gavin , Cascadia Law Group PLLC, Seattle, Washington; Jay J. Manning , Cascadia Law Group PLLC, Olympia, Washington; for Intervenor-Appellee Nisqually Indian Tribe.
Per Curiam Opinion, Concurrence by Judge Bress, Concurrence by Judge Gould.
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians ("Stillaguamish" or "the Tribe") appeals an order from the District Court for the Western District of Washington granting judgment on partial findings against the Tribe. In a sub-proceeding of United States v. Washington, the district court determined that Stillaguamish's usual and...
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