IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, 
et al., 
Plaintiffs, 
No. 1:96CV01285 RCL v. 
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et al., 
GALE NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, ) 
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Defendants. 
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NOTICE REGARDING TREASURY GENERAL COUNSEL 
Since September 2001, the Treasury Department has informed the Court about 
the management of its document retention and litigation responsibilities. Treasury’s 
former General Counsel, David Aufhauser, assumed responsibility for overseeing these 
efforts, which he exercised through lawyers that reported directly to him. 
Upon Mr. Aufhauser=s departure from Treasury, Arnold I. Havens was nominated 
to be General Counsel by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 
2003. Mr. Havens advises that he has determined that he will implement the same 
management approach for ensuring that Treasury continues to implement its document 
retention and litigation responsibilities in Cobell. Brian Ferrell will continue to report 
directly to the General Counsel on this matter and assist in keeping the Court informed on 
matters relating to Treasury in this litigation. 
Respectfully submitted, DATED: January 29, 2004 
PETER D. KEISLER 
Assistant Attorney General
STUART E. SCHIFFER 
Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
J. CHRISTOPHER KOHN 
Director 
/s/ Sandra P. Spooner 
SANDRA P. SPOONER 
Deputy Director 
JOHN T. STEMPLEWICZ 
Senior Trial Counsel 
Commercial Litigation Branch 
Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875 
Ben Franklin Station 
Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 
(202) 514-7194 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that, on January 29, 2004 the foregoing Notice Regarding Treasury 
General Counsel was served by Electronic Case Filing, and on the following who is not 
registered for Electronic Case Filing, by facsimile: 
Earl Old Person (Pro se) 
Blackfeet Tribe 
P.O. Box 850 
Browning, MT 59417 
Fax (406) 338-7530 
_/s/ Kevin P. Kingston 
Kevin P. Kingston