FLYING T RANCH, INC, a Washington corporation, Appellant,
v.
STILLAGUAMISH TRIBE OF INDIANS, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, Respondent,
Snohomish County, a Washington state municipal corporation, Defendant.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Filed June 4, 2024.
Filed June 4, 2024.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kevin Hochhalter, Olympic Appeals PLLC, 4570 Avery Ln. Se. #c-217, Lacey, WA, 98503, for Appellant.
Raven Tichi8ak8i Arroway-Healing, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, 3322 236th Street Ne., Arlington, WA, 98223-7233, George Bradley Marsh, Civil Div. Snohomish County Prosecutor's, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA, 98201-4046, for Respondent.
Dillon Louis Spiess, Attorney at Law, 6830 176th St. Sw., Edmonds, WA, 98026-5614, Jack Warren Fiander, Towtnuk Law Offices, 5808-a Summitview Ave. #93, Yakima, WA, 98908-3095, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe.
Lauren Patricia Rasmussen, Law Offices of Lauren P. Rasmussen PLLC, 1215 4th Ave. Ste. 1350, Seattle, WA, 98161-1012, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Jamestown S'Klallam, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe.
Lorraine Anne Parlange, Kalispel Tribe of Indians, 934 S. Garfield Rd., Airway Heights, WA, 99001-9030, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Kalispel Tribe of Indians.
Brian Cammiade Gruber, Ziontz Chestnut, 2101 4th Ave. Ste. 1230, Seattle, WA, 98121-2331, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Makah Tribe.
Charles Jd Hurt, Attorney at Law, 2137 Walnut St., Bellingham, WA, 98225-2836, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Nooksack Indian Tribe.
Samuel Judge Stiltner, Puyallup Tribe Legal Dept., 3009 E Portland Ave., Tacoma, WA, 98404-4926, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Puyallup Tribe of Indians.
Lori Bruner, Karen Allston, Quinault Indian Nation, P.O. Box 613, Taholah, WA, 98587-0613, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Quinault Indian Nation.
Corin La Pointe-Aitchison, Attorney at Law, 1737 Ne. Alberta St. Ste. 208, Portland, OR, 97211-5890, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Samish Indian Nation.
David W. Babcock, Squaxin Island Legal Department, 3711 Se. Old Olympic Hwy., Shelton, WA, 98584-7734, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Squaxin Island Tribe.
Maryanne Elizabeth Mohan, Suquamish Indian Tribe, 18490 Suquamish Way Ne., Suquamish, WA, 98392, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Suquamish Indian Tribe.
Rob Roy Smith, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP, 1420 5th Ave. Ste. 3700, Seattle, WA, 98101-4089, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Snoqualmie Indiantribe.
PUBLISHED OPINION
Birk, J.
¶1 Flying T Ranch Inc. appeals the dismissal of its lawsuit to quiet title to certain land against the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians (Tribe) based on tribal sovereign immunity. Flying T agrees the Tribe enjoys the immunity traditionally enjoyed by sovereign powers, but the parties dispute the scope of that...
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