USA, et al v. State of Washington, et al

Filing 21471

ORDER granting Skokomish Indian Tribe's (21470) Motion for leave to open a new subproceeding in case 2:70-cv-09213-RSM; granting Skokomish Indian Tribe's (1) Motion for leave to open a new subproceeding in case 2:17-sp-00001-RSM. Clerk shall open this matter as a new subproceeding designated as 17sp01. All subsequent filings in the subproceeding shall be filed in the main case, C70-9213RSM, as well as in the subproceeding by Judge Ricardo S Martinez.(RS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. C70-9213
Sub-proceeding No. 17-sp-01
Order Granting Leave to
Open New Subproceeding

STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al.,
Defendants.

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THIS MATTER comes before the Court for consideration upon the Ex Parte Motion
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of the Skokomish Indian Tribe for an Order seeking leave to open a new subproceeding against

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the Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation (“Squaxin Island Tribe”),

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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, and State of Washington. Dkt.

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#21470. A certification filed in support of the instant Motion certifies that the parties have

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held a Meet and Confer and conducted unsuccessful mediation, in compliance with the pre-

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filing requirements of Paragraph 25 of the Permanent Injunction, as modified August 11, 1993

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(Dkt. # 13599), and the Court’s Supplemental Order on Paragraph 25 Procedures (Dkt. #
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19893). Id.

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Having considered the materials submitted in support of the Motion and the relevant

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record, the Court hereby ORDERS that the Skokomish Indian Tribe is GRANTED leave to

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ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO OPEN NEW SUBPROCEEDING -1

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open a new subproceeding against the Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation

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(“Squaxin Island Tribe”), Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, and

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State of Washington.

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It is further ORDERED that the Clerk shall open this matter as a new subproceeding,

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designated as Subproceeding 17-sp-01. Skokomish shall then proceed with the filing of its

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Request for Determination. All subsequent filings in the subproceeding shall be filed in the

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main case, C70-9213RSM, as well as in the subproceeding.
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This Order does not constitute a finding that the dispute is within the Court’s
jurisdiction under Paragraph 25 of the Permanent Injunction.
DATED this 27th day of April 2017.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO OPEN NEW SUBPROCEEDING -2