Middlemist v. Babbitt

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Argued and Submitted March 7, 1994. Decided April 6, 1994.

Relies on Middlemist v. Secretary of the United States Department of Interior

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Decided 1994-04-06

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Jon Metropoulos, Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, Helena, MT, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John B. Carter, Tribal Legal Dept., Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Pablo, MT, Peter R. Steenland, Jr. and Ellen J. Durkee, Environment & Natural Resources Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Harley R. Harris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, MT, for amicus.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Charles C. Lovell, District Judge, Presiding.

Before: HUG, HALL, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

¶1

We affirm the district court on the basis of its well-reasoned published opinion, Middlemist v. Secretary of United States Department of Interior, 824 F.Supp. 940 (D.Mont.1993).

¶2

AFFIRMED.