United States Court of Appeals
                     FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT


No. 05-5068                              September Term, 2005
                                                          96cv01 285

                                        Filed On: December 7, 2005 (9360841
Elouise Pepion Cobell, et al.,
          Appellees

     V.


Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.,
          Appellants

Alan Lee Balaran,
          Appellee


                             ORDER

     Upon consideration of appellees' emergency motion for immediate issuance of the
mandate, and it appearing that the motion is unopposed, it is

     ORDERED that the motion be granted. The Clerk is directed to issue the mandate
forthwith.


                                   FOR THE COURT:
                                   Mark J. Langer, Clerk

                              BY:
                                 M   ichael C. McGrail
                                   Deputy Clerk