United States v. State of Washington, and 26 Upland and Tideland Private Property Owners, Dan Buehler, Robert L. Davis, Bruce I. Fielding, Intervenors-Appellants

9 F.3d 1555 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al., Defendants, and 26 Upland and Tideland Private Property Owners, Dan Buehler, Robert L. Davis, Bruce I. Fielding, et al., Intervenors-Appellants. No. 93-35324. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 30, 1993. Decided Nov. 2, 1993. Before: WALLACE, BOOCHEVER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 A group of twenty-six Tideland and Upland Property Owners (the Property Owners) moved to intervene in a sub-proceeding in United States v. Washington. The district court denied the motion. The Property Owners appealed. We reverse and remand to the district court. PROCEEDINGS 3 In September 1970 the United States as trustee for several Indian tribes brought suit against the State of Washington seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief in relation to rights secured to the tribes by treaties with the…