United States v. State of Washington

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, v.

STATE OF WASHINGTON; SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY; LUMMI NATION; UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN No. 08-35794 TRIBE; CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND D.C. Nos.

BANDS OF THE YAKAMA INDIAN NATION; TULALIP TRIBES; PORT  2:01-sp-00002-RSM 2:70-cv-09213-RSM

GAMBLE S’KLALLAM INDIAN TRIBE; JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM INDIAN ORDER TRIBE, Defendants-Appellees,

v.

SAMISH INDIAN TRIBE, Movant-Appellant.

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Filed August 19, 2009

ORDER

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be heard en banc pursuant to Circuit Rule 35-3.

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