U.S. v. STATE OF WASH.

No. CV 9213.

873 F.Supp. 1422 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, et al., Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington.

December 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Pickrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., W.D. of Wash., Seattle, WA, co-counsel for USA.

Allan E. Olson, Sharon I. Haensly, LaConner, WA, for Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

William A. White, Asst. U.S. Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Indian Resources Section, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, co-counsel for USA.

Mason D. Morisset, Pirtle Morisset, et al., Seattle, WA, for Tulalip Tribes.

Kevin R. Lyon, Olympia, WA, for Squaxin Island Tribe.

Richard Reich, Eric Nielsen, Office of the Reservation Atty., Taholah, WA, for Quinault Tribe.

Phillip E. Katzen, Allen H. Sanders, Debora Juarez, Evergreen Legal Services, Seattle, WA, for Jamestown, Lower Elwha, Pt. Gamble Bands of S'Klallam, Nisqually, Nooksack, Sauk-Suiattle, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Stillaguamish Tribe, and Upper Skagit Tribes.

Annette M. Klapstein, John Howard Bell, Debra S. O'Gara, Law Office, Puyallup Tribe, Tacoma, WA, for Puyallup Tribe.

Daniel A. Raas, Harry L. Johnsen, Andrea S. McNamara, Bellingham, WA, for Lummi Tribe.

Bill Tobin, Vashon, WA, for Nisqually Indian Tribe.

Jack W. Fiander, In-House Counsel, Yakama Indian Nation, Toppenish, WA, for Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation.

Robert L. Otsea, Jr., Laura Ann Lavi, Office of the Tribal Atty., Auburn, WA, for Muckleshoot Tribe.

Peter C. Monson, Indian Resources Sect., Denver Environment & Natural Resource Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Denver, CO, co-counsel for USA.

Kathryn Nelson, Amy C. Lewis, Eisenhower, Carlson, et al., Tacoma, WA, for Pt. Gamble Jamestown, & Lower Elwha Bands of S'Klallam and for the Skokomish Tribe.

Marc Slonim, John Arum, Richard Berley, Ziontz, Chestnut, et al., Seattle, WA, for Makah Tribe.

John Sledd, Suquamish, WA, for Suquamish Tribe.

Vernon Peterson, Regional Solicitor's Office, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Portland, OR, co-counsel for USA.

Leslie Barnhart, Quileute Natural Resources, LaPush, WA, for Quileute Tribe.

Nettie Alvarez, Richard Ralson, Seattle, WA, for Hoh Tribe.

John W. Hough, Sr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, for State of Wash.

Robert K. Costello, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay Geck, Olympia, WA, for Depts. of Fisheries & Wildlife.

Robert Zuanich, Seattle, WA, for Puget Sound Vessel Owners Assoc. and Gary Westman.

Jeffrey Jon Bodé, Bellingham, WA, co-counsel for Nooksack Tribe.

Mary Linda Pearson, Suquamish, WA, co-counsel for Suquamish Tribe.

Edward G. Maloney, Sedro Wooley, WA, Harold Chesnin, Mathews Garlington-Mathews & Chesnin, Seattle, WA, co-counsel for the Upper Skagit Tribe.

Robert C. Hargreaves, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, co-counsel for State of W.Va.

Steven Marshall, Perkins Coie, Bellevue, WA, James R. Rasband, Al Gidari, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, co-counsel for intervenors Puget Sound Shellfish Growers.

Eric Richter/John A. Roberts, Skeel, Henke, et al., Seattle, WA, for intervenor defendants James and Ann Carter, William and Charmond Adkins, Alexander, et al.

Harold P. Dygert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph S. Montecucco, Jay D. Geck, Asst. Attys. Gen., Shellfish Div., Olympia, WA, co-counsel for State of W.Va.

James M. Johnson, Olympia, WA, co-counsel for intervenors 26 UPOW.

John A. Knox, Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, counsel for amicus curiae party Inner Sound Crab Ass'n.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RAFEEDIE, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. History of the Case

This sub-proceeding, filed by the United States and 16 Indian Tribes,1 involves the Stevens Treaties2 which were interpreted in United States v. State of Washington, 384 F.Supp. 312 (W.D.Wash.1974) (hereinafter Washington I); ...

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