United States of America, and Tulalip Tribes of Washington Lummi Indian Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and Upper Skagit Tribe v. Suquamish Indian Tribe v. State of Washington

901 F.2d 772 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, and Tulalip Tribes of Washington; Lummi Indian Tribe; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and Upper Skagit Tribe, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of Washington, et al., Defendants. No. 89-35254. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 1990. Decided April 19, 1990. John Henry Browne, Browne, Ressler & Foster, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant (Suquamish Indian Tribe). Mason D. Morisset, Pirtle, Morisset, Schlosser & Ayer, Seattle, Wash., for Tulalip Indian Tribe. Daniel A. Raas, Bellingham, Wash. for Lummi Indian Tribe. Gregory M. O'Leary, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Seattle, Wash., for Muckleshoot Tribe. Edward G. Maloney, Jr., Sedro Woolley, Wash., for Upper Skagit Tribe. John T. Stahr, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before WRIGHT, REINHARDT and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 The Suquamish Indian Tribe of western Washington seeks an adjudication that it is the successor to the…