United States Ninth Circuit

Under the Boldt Decision, which dealt with fishing rights of Washington state Indian tribes, the Muckleshoot Tribe's saltwater usual and accustomed fishing area is limited to Elliott Bay.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/13/2000
• Published 12/13/2000

Judges

• MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SCHROEDER, BEEZER, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Annette Klapstein (argued), Law offices of the Puyallup Indian Tribe, Tacoma, Washington, for intervenor-plaintiff/petitioner-appellee Puyallup Indian Tribe., Scott W. Wheat (argued), Office of Tribal Attorney of the Suquamish Indian Tribe, Suquamish, Washington, for intervenor-plaintiff/petitioner-appellee Suquamish Indian Tribe., Alix Foster, Office of the Tribal Attorney of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, LaConner, Washington, for intervenor-plaintiff/petitioner-appellee Swinomish Indian Tribe., Mason D. Morisset, Morisset, Schlosser, Ayer & Jozwiak, Seattle, Washington, for intervenor-plaintiff/appellee Tulalip Tribes of Washington., Gregory M. O'Leary (argued), Seattle, Washington, for intervenor-plaintiff/respondent-appellant Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.