United States v. State of Washington

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; No. 13-35474

SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE;

SAUK-SUIATTLE TRIBE; D.C. Nos. STILLAGUAMISH TRIBE; HOH 2:01-sp-00001-RSM TRIBE; JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM 2:70-cv-09213-RSM

TRIBE; LOWER ELWHA BAND OF

KLALLAMS; PORT GAMBLE

BAND CLALLAM; NISQUALLY OPINION

INDIAN TRIBE; NOOKSACK

INDIAN TRIBE; SKOKOMISH

INDIAN TRIBE; SQUAXIN ISLAND

TRIBE; UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN

TRIBE; TULALIP TRIBES; LUMMI

INDIAN NATION; QUINAULT

INDIAN NATION; SUQUAMISH

INDIAN TRIBE; PUYALLUP

TRIBE; CONFEDERATED TRIBES

AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA

INDIAN NATION; QUILEUTE

INDIAN TRIBE; MAKAH INDIAN

TRIBE; SWINOMISH INDIAN

TRIBAL COMMUNITY;

MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

STATE OF WASHINGTON,

Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 16, 2015 Seattle, Washington

Filed June 27, 2016

Before: William A. Fletcher and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges, and David A. Ezra,* District Judge.

Opinion…