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ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al., 
Appellees, 
UALE A. NUKLUN, as secrer;ary or I 
1 the Interior, et al, 
Appellants 
OF-bPEALS 
FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 
NO. 03-5063 
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MOTION TO ASSIGN APPEAL TO THE SAME PANE 
HEARING OTHER CASES IN COBELL V. NORTON 
Court to assign these consolidated appeals to the panel that 
is currently considering the government's appeal in No. 0 2 - 
The government believes that assignment to the same panel 
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resolve particuiar discovery c i a i m s and e s t a b i i s r i a priviiege 
framework for the ongoing litigation. At the same time, 
panel in No. 02-5374 is already familiar. The government has assignment to the same panel would facilitate swift resolution 
and the efficient use of judicial resources. 
with reference to the court’s rulings regarding the 
availability of broad discovery by plaintiffs and the Special 
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effectively implementing a decree in an effort to obtain 
in No. 02-5374, the district court may properly review the 
government’s actions subsequent to its original remand order 
Court’s remana oraei ana tunasmental principles oi APA review. 
In sum, the government agrees that these appeals are 
- 2 - government’s appeal in No. 02-5374 and related mandamus 
petitions. 
MAY 2 0 0 3 
Respectfully submitted, 
ROBERT D. McCALLUM, JR. 
Assistant Attorney General 
GREGORY G. KATSAS 
DeDuty Assistant Attorney 
General 
ROBERT E. KOPP 
YARK I?. STEP3 
ALISA B. KLEIN ‘NP-47 
LEWIS YELIN 
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( 2 0 2 ) 514-5089 
Attorneys, Amellate Staff 
Civil Division, Room 9108 
Department of Justice 
601 D Street, N.W. 
Washinqton, D.C. 20530 
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1900 K Street, N.W. 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that on this 22nd day of May, 2 0 0 3 , i am 
causing copies of the foregoing response to be sent to the 
Court and to the following counsel by hand delivery and to the 
following as designated: 
The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth 
United States District Court 
United States Courthouse 
Third and Constitution Ave., N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20001 
Keith M. Harper 
Native American Rights Fund 
1712 N Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20036-2976 
(202) 785-4166 
[By hand] 
Herbert Lawrence Fenster 
McKenna Long & Aldrich 
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Law Office of Elliott H. Levitas 
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404.815.6555 & 
202.585.00081 Dennis Marc Gingold 
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