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No. 18-35441 ______

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

TULALIP TRIBES; et al.,

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from a Decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Civil Action Nos. 2:17-sp-0002-RSM; 2-cv-09213-RSM

Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez United States District Court Judge

APPELLEE SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE’S BRIEF

Sharon Haensly, WSBA No. 18158 David Babcock, WSBA No. 31737 Kevin Lyon, WSBA No. 15076 3711 SE Old Olympic Hwy. Shelton, WA 98584 Phone: 360.432.1771 / Fax: 360.432.3699 Attorneys for Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe Case: 18-35441, 02/01/2019, ID: 11176744, DktEntry: 44, Page 2 of 5

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Respondent-Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe is an Indian tribe with a governing body duly recognized by the Secretary of the Interior. 83 Fed. Reg.

4235, 4239 (January 30, 2018). Accordingly, a corporate disclosure statement is not required by Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Tribe has issued no shares of stock and has no parent company, subsidiary or affiliate that has done so.

Date: February 1, 2019

Kevin Lyon

/s/ Kevin Lyon______Director, Squaxin Island Legal Department Attorneys for Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe

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Respondent-Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe hereby joins in the (1)

Responding Tribes’ [Swinomish, Pt. Gamble, Jamestown S’Klallam and Tulalip]

Appellee Brief, and (2) Answering Brief of Appellee Suquamish Indian Tribe.

Date: February 1, 2019

Squaxin Island Legal Department

/s/ Sharon Haensly______Sharon Haensly, WSBA No. 18158 David Babcock, WSBA No. 31737 Kevin Lyon, WSBA No. 15076 3711 SE Old Olympic Hwy. Shelton, WA 98584 Phone: 360.432.1771 / Fax: 360.432.3699

Attorneys for Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(C), I certify that:

This brief complies with the type-volume limitation of Fed. R. App. P.

32(a)(7)(B) and 32-1(a) because it contains 29 words, excluding the parts of the brief exempted by Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(B)(iii).

This brief complies with the typeface requirements of Fed. R. App. P.

32(a)(5) and the type style requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(6) because it has been prepared in a proportionately spaced typeface using Word Times New Roman

14-point font.

Date: February 1, 2019

Squaxin Island Legal Department

/s/ Sharon Haensly______Sharon Haensly, WSBA No. 18158 David Babcock, WSBA No. 31737 Kevin Lyon, WSBA No. 15076 3711 SE Old Olympic Hwy. Shelton, WA 98584 Phone: 360.432.1771 / Fax: 360.432.3699

Attorneys for Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 1, 2019, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth

Circuit by using the appellate CM/ECF system.

Participants in the case who are registered CM/ECF users will be served by the appellate CM/ECF system.

Date: February 1, 2019

Squaxin Island Legal Department

/s/ Sharon Haensly Sharon Haensly, WSBA No. 18158 David Babcock, WSBA No. 31737 Kevin Lyon, WSBA No. 15076 3711 SE Old Olympic Hwy. Shelton, WA 98584 Phone: 360.432.1771 / Fax: 360.432.3699 Attorneys for Appellee Squaxin Island Tribe

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