United States Ninth Circuit

In an action by an Indian tribe against another tribe seeking equitable apportionment of a shared fishery, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the request for allocation was not permitted by the terms of the tribe's agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/21/2008
• Decided 07/13/2009
• Published 07/13/2009

Judges

• Before DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, and ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas B.L. Endreson, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellant Skokomish Indian Tribe., Lori Ellen Nies (briefed), Skokomish Indian Tribe, Skokomish Nation, WA, for appellant Skokomish Indian Tribe., Lorane F. Hebert, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellant Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe., Richard M. Berley, Ziontz, Chestnut, Varnell, Berley & Slonim, Seattle, WA, for appellant Makah Tribe., David West (briefed), Garvey, Schubert & Barer, Seattle, WA, for appellant Quileute Tribe., Samuel J. Stiltner (briefed), Law Office of Puyallup Indian Tribe, Tacoma, WA, for appellant Puyallup Tribe., Harold Chesnin (briefed), Office of Tribal Attorney Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sedro Woolley, WA, for appellant Upper Skagit Tribe., Daniel A. Raas (briefed), Raas, Johnsen & Stuen, P.S., Office of Special Counsel, Bellingham, WA, for appellant Lummi Nation., Bill Tobin (briefed), Office of Tribal Attorney Nisqually Indian Tribe, Vashon, WA, for appellant Nisqually Tribe., Kevin Lyon (briefed), Office of Tribal Attorney Squaxin Island Indian Tribe, Shelton, WA, for appellant Squaxin Island Tribe., Eric Nielsen (briefed), Nielsen, Broman & Koch, Seattle, WA, for appellant Quinault Indian Nation., James M. Jannetta (briefed), Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, LaConner, WA, for appellant Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lauren P. Rasmussen, Law Offices of Lauren P. Rasmussen, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for appellees.