Northern Arapaho Tribe v. LaCounte et al

Filing 162

ORDER GRANTING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT SHALL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ON 4/27/2017- READ ORDER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS re (70 in 1:16-cv-00060-BMM) TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT MOTION to Intervene fil ed by Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Motions terminated: (74 in 1:16-cv-00060-BMM, 161 in 1:16-cv-00011-BMM) MOTION OF SHOSHONE TRIBE OF THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 4/27/2017 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE re (70 in 1:16-cv-00060-BMM) MOTION to Intervene filed by Eastern Shoshone Tribe. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 4/19/2017. Associated Cases: 1:16-cv-00011-BMM, 1:16-cv-00060-BMM (AMC)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BILLINGS DIVISION
NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBE, for
itself and as parens patriea,

CV-16-11-BLG-BMM
CV-16-60-BLG-BMM

Plaintiff,
ORDER on Eastern Shoshone
Tribe’s Motion to Intervene and to
Participate in April 27, 2017
Settlement Conference

v.

DARRYL LaCOUNTE, LOUISE
REYES, NORMA GOURNEAU, RAY
NATION, MICHAEL BLACK, and
other unknown individuals in their
individual and official capacities.

The Court has before it Applicant Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation’s, or Eastern Shoshone Tribe’s, Motion to Intervene and to Participate
in the April 27, 2017 Settlement Conference. Doc. 157. The Court has reviewed
the Motion and corresponding briefing. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe shall be
permitted to participate in the April 27, 2017 Settlement Conference before United
States Magistrate Judge Johnston. The Court grants the Eastern Shoshone Tribe’s
Motion to Intervene to the extent that it is allowed to participate in the Settlement
Conference. The Court otherwise takes the Motion under advisement.
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The Eastern Shoshone Tribe shall submit its confidential settlement
statement in letter form not to exceed ten (10) pages, including attachments, to this
Court on or before 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2017.
The Court will hold an ex parte telephone conference with counsel for the
Eastern Shoshone Tribe on April 19, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. MT. The Court will inform
counsel for the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the call-in information.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED:
1. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe’s Motion to Intervene (Doc. 157), is
GRANTED to the extent that it shall be allowed to participate in the Settlement
Conference on April 27, 2017.
2. The Court otherwise takes the Eastern Shoshone Tribe’s Motion to
Intervene (Doc. 157), UNDER ADVISEMENT.
DATED this 18th day of April, 2017.

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