Joint Notice on Motions to Intervene — Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Mnuchin
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Confederated Tribes Plaintiffs' and Cheyenne River Sioux Plaintiffs' Joint Notice Regarding Motions to Intervene, Document 57 in Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation et al. v. Mnuchin, Case No. 1:20-cv-01002-APM, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, filed May 12, 2020. Pursuant to the Court's Minute Orders dated May 7, 2020, and May 9, 2020, the Plaintiff Tribes state that they do not oppose permissive intervention by Ahtna, Inc. and the other ANC Intervenors. The notice lists agreed terms, including that the ANC Intervenors will not raise counterclaims or cross-claims, and proposes an expedited schedule with oral argument on cross-motions on June 12, 2020.
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“Joint Notice on Motions to Intervene — Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Mnuchin.”
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Case 1:20-cv-01002-APM Document 57 Filed 05/12/20 Page 1 of 8
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3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS
RESERVATION, et al.
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Plaintiffs,
7 v.
Case No.: 1:20-cv-01002-APM
8 STEVEN MNUCHIN, SECRETARY, UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Defendant.
10 _________________________________________
11 CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE, et al.
12 Plaintiffs,
v. Case No. 1:20-cv-01059-APM
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STEVEN MNUCHIN, SECRETARY, UNITED
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STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Defendant.
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17 UTE TRIBE OF THE UINTAH AND OURAY
RESERVATION
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Plaintiff,
19 v. Case No. 1:20-cv-01070-APM
20 STEVEN MNUCHIN, SECRETARY, UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Defendant.
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23 CONFEDERATED TRIBES PLAINTIFFS’ AND CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX
PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES PLAINTIFFS’ AND Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT 811 1st Ave., Suite 630
NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE Seattle, WA 98104
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Case 1:20-cv-01002-APM Document 57 Filed 05/12/20 Page 2 of 8
1 Pursuant to the Court’s Minute Orders dated May 7, 2020, and May 9, 2020, Plaintiffs in
2 case number 1:20-cv-01002-APM, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Tulalip
3 Tribes, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Akiak Native Community, Asa’carsarmiut Tribe,
4 Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, Navajo Nation, Quinault Indian Nation, Pueblo of Picuris,
5 Elk Valley Rancheria, California, and San Carlos Apache Tribe, and Plaintiffs in case number
6 1:20-cv-01059-APM, Cheyenne River Sioux, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe,
7 Nondalton Tribal Council, Arctic Village Council, and Native Village of Venetie Tribal
8 Government (collectively, “Plaintiff Tribes” or “Plaintiffs”), submit this joint notice regarding
9 the motions to intervene filed by Ahtna, Inc., Doc. 43; Alaska Native Village Corporation
10 Association, Inc. and Association of ANCSA Regional Corporation Presidents/CEOs, Inc. (“the
11 Associations”), Doc. 45; and Calista Corporation, et al., Doc. 46 (the “Calista Intervenors”)
12 (collectively, “ANC Intervenors”).
13 The Plaintiff Tribes appreciate the opportunity provided by the Court to address the
14 motions to intervene in an expedited manner so as to avoid any unnecessary delay in reaching a
15 final decision on the merits in this action. Time is of the utmost importance to the Tribes, their
16 citizens, and their communities, and in the interest of expediency, Plaintiffs do not oppose
17 permissive intervention. This non-opposition, however, should not be construed as agreement by
18 the Plaintiffs to any of the factual assertions or legal arguments in the ANC Intervenors’ motions.
19 It is the Tribes’ firm position that ANCs, including the ANC Intervenors, are not entitled to and
20 have no legal interest in any share of CARES Act Title V funds appropriated by Congress for
21 federally recognized Tribal governments.
22 Plaintiffs have also conferred with counsel for the ANC Intervenors regarding measures
23 to ensure that intervention does not engender delay, inefficiency, or undue burdens on the Court
24 or existing parties. The Plaintiff Tribes and ANC Intervenors have agreed as follows:
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES PLAINTIFFS’ AND Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT 811 1st Ave., Suite 630
NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE Seattle, WA 98104
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Case 1:20-cv-01002-APM Document 57 Filed 05/12/20 Page 3 of 8
1 Plaintiffs agree not to oppose the ANC Intervenors’ motions for intervention.
2 The ANC Intervenors agree not to raise any counterclaims or cross-claims in this action.
3 Absent the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury’s appeal of the Court’s preliminary injunction
4 order, the ANC Intervenors agree not to appeal that order if the Court proceeds on an
5 expedited case schedule, which strives for final decision on the merits by the end of June
6 2020. Plaintiffs agree not to argue that the fact of this agreement and the ANC
7 Intervenors’ non-appeal of the preliminary injunction order evidences the lack of any
8 irreparable injury alleged by the ANC Intervenors.
9 Ahtna, Inc. and the Calista Intervenors agree to jointly file a single set of briefs on cross-
10 motions for summary judgment. The Associations will also file a single set of briefs.
11 The ANC Intervenors agree to meet and confer prior to filing briefs and to avoid
12 duplication where practicable.
13 At this time, and without having reviewed the forthcoming administrative record, and
14 reserving all rights following such review, Plaintiffs and the ANC Intervenors do not
15 anticipate that there are any disputed issues of material fact that would preclude summary
16 judgment in this action. This is not, and should not be construed as, an agreement by
17 Plaintiffs and the ANC Intervenors not to dispute factual representations made in their
18 respective briefs and declarations, or as a waiver of the right to dispute such
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20 Plaintiffs and the ANC Intervenors1 propose the following expedited case schedule:
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In agreeing to this proposed schedule, the ANC Intervenors note the tentative briefing schedule
23 for the motions to intervene set by the Court at the May 7, 2020 scheduling conference, i.e., that
any response in opposition to the motions to intervene would be filed by May 13, 2020, and that
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any reply would be filed by May 18, 2020.
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES PLAINTIFFS’ AND Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT 811 1st Ave., Suite 630
NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE Seattle, WA 98104
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Case 1:20-cv-01002-APM Document 57 Filed 05/12/20 Page 4 of 8
1 o Secretary’s production of administrative record: May 22, 2020
2 o All parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment: May 29, 2020
3 o Combined responses/replies on cross-motions: June 9, 2020
4 o Oral argument on cross-motions: June 12, 2020
5 Plaintiffs provided notice of this agreement and proposed case schedule to counsel for
6 the Secretary prior to filing. Given the shortness of time, Plaintiffs are unable to make any
7 representation regarding the Secretary’s position, who intends to file a response to this notice.
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9 Respectfully submitted this 12th day of May, 2020.
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KANJI & KATZEN, P.L.L.C.
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/s/ Riyaz A. Kanji
12 Riyaz A. Kanji, D.C. Bar # 455165
303 Detroit Street, Suite 400
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Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Telephone: 734-769-5400
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Email: rkanji@kanjikatzen.com
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/s/ Cory J. Albright
16 Cory J. Albright, D.C. Bar # WA0013
WSBA # 31493
17 811 1st Avenue, Suite 630
Seattle, WA 98104
18 Telephone: 206-344-8100
Email: calbright@kanjikatzen.com
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Co-Counsel for the Confederated Tribes of the
20 Chehalis Reservation and the Tulalip Tribes
21 Counsel for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians,
Akiak Native Community, Asa’carsarmiut Tribe
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and Aleut Community of St. Paul Island
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES PLAINTIFFS’ AND Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT 811 1st Ave., Suite 630
NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE Seattle, WA 98104
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Case 1:20-cv-01002-APM Document 57 Filed 05/12/20 Page 5 of 8
1 CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS
RESERVATION
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/s/ Harold Chesnin
3 Harold Chesnin, WSBA # 398
Lead Counsel for the Tribe
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420 Howanut Road
Oakville, WA 98568
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Telephone: 360-529-7465
6 Email: hchesnin@chehalistribe.org
7 TULALIP TRIBES
8 /s/ Lisa Koop Gunn
Lisa Koop Gunn, WSBA # 37115
9 Tulalip Tribes, Office of the Reservation Attorney
6406 Marine Drive
10 Tulalip, WA 98271
Telephone: 360-716-4550
11 Email: lkoop@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
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THE NAVAJO NATION
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/s/ Paul Spruhan
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Doreen McPaul, AZ Bar No. 021136
15 Attorney General
Paul Spruhan, D.C. Bar No. AZ0017
16 Assistant Attorney General
P.O. Box 2010
17 Window Rock, AZ 86515
Telephone: (928) 871-6345
18 Email: dmcpaul@nndoj.org
Email: pspruhan@nndoj.org
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20 ROTHSTEIN DONATELLI LLP
21 /s/ Eric Dahlstrom
Eric Dahlstrom, AZ Bar No. 004680
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April E. Olson, AZ Bar No. 025281
1501 West Fountainhead, Suite 360
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Tempe, AZ 85282
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Telephone: (480) 921-9296
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES PLAINTIFFS’ AND Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT 811 1st Ave., Suite 630
NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE Seattle, WA 98104
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1 Email: edahlstrom@rothsteinlaw.com
Email: aeolson@rothsteinlaw.com
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Richard W. Hughes, NM Bar No. 1230
3 Donna M. Connolly, NM Bar No. 9202
Reed C. Bienvenu, NM Bar No. 147363
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1215 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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Telephone: (505) 988-8004
6 Email: rwhughes@rothsteinlaw.com
Email: dconnolly@rothsteinlaw.com
7 Email: rbienvenu@rothsteinlaw.com
8 Counsel for Pueblo of Picuris
9 Co-Counsel for the Navajo Nation
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QUINAULT INDIAN NATION
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/s/ Derril B. Jordan
12 Derril B. Jordan, D.C. Bar #470591
Quinault Office of the Attorney General
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136 Cuitan Street
Taholah, WA 98587
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Telephone: 360.276-8215, Ext. 1406
15 Email: derril.jordan@quinault.org
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ELK VALLEY RANCHERIA, CALIFORNIA
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/s/ Bradley G. Bledsoe Downes
18 Bradley G. Bledsoe Downes, CA Bar No. 176291
General Counsel
19 2332 Howland Hill Road
Crescent City, CA 95531
20 Telephone: 707.465.2610
Email: bdownes@elk-valley.com
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SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE
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/s/ Alexander B. Ritchie
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Alexander B. Ritchie, AZ Bar # 019579
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CONFEDERATED TRIBES PLAINTIFFS’ AND Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT 811 1st Ave., Suite 630
NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE Seattle, WA 98104
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1 Attorney General
San Carlos Apache Tribe
2 Post Office Box 40
16 San Carlos Avenue
3 San Carlos, AZ 85550
Telephone: (928) 475-3344
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Email: alex.ritchie@scat-nsn.gov
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6 CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE
7 /s/ Nicole E. Ducheneaux
Nicole E. Ducheneaux (D.D.C. Bar No. NE001)
8 Big Fire Law & Policy Group LLP
1404 Fort Crook Road South
9 Bellevue, NE 68005
Telephone: (531) 466-8725
10 Facsimile: (531) 466-8792
Email: nducheneaux@bigfirelaw.com
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12 ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE, ARCTIC VILLAGE,
NATIVE VILLAGE OF VENETIE, and
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NONDALTON TRIBES
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/s/ Natalie A. Landreth
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/s/ Wesley James Furlong
Natalie A. Landreth (D.D.C. Bar No. AK0001)
16 Erin C. Dougherty Lynch, pro hac vice
Matthew N. Newman, pro hac vice
17 Wesley James Furlong (D.D.C. Bar No. AK0003)
Megan R. Condon, pro hac vice
18 NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND
745 West 4th Avenue, Suite 502
19 Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: (907) 276-0680
20 Facsimile: (907) 276-2466
Email: landreth@narf.org
21 dougherty@narf.org
mnewman@narf.org
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wfurlong@narf.org
mcondon@narf.org
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CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX PLAINTIFFS’ JOINT 811 1st Ave., Suite 630
NOTICE REGARDING MOTIONS TO INTERVENE Seattle, WA 98104
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1 OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE
2 /s/ Jennifer Bear Eagle
Jennifer Bear Eagle, pro hac vice
3 OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE LEGAL
DEPARTMENT
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P.O. Box 1204
Pine Ridge, SD 57770
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Telephone: (605) 867-2138
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Email: JenniferBE@ostlegal.org
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