I” THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
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ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, al., 
Plaintiffs, 
V. Case No. 1 :96CV01285 
(Judge Lamberth) 
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GALE A. NORTON, 
Secretary of the Interior, al., 
Defendants. 
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RENEWED MOTION FOR EXPEDITED RESOLUTION OF 
MOTION TO RECUSE THE SPECIAL MASTER 
WITH REQUEST FOR A RULING BY OCTOBER 15,2003 
motion. 
TO PERMIT TIMELY APPELLATE REVIEW IF NECESSARY 
Defendants respectfully renew their motion to have their motion to disqualify Special 
Master Balaran considered on an expedited basis. The motion for disqualification was filed on 
May 29,2003. In renewing our motion, we ask that the court act on our motion no later than 
October 15, 2003 to allow the government to seek timely review in the Court of Appeals if 
necessary. We have conferred with plaintiffs‘ counsel, who stated that plaintiffs oppose this 
1. Our disqualification motion urges that Special Master Balaran has demonstrated both 
bias and the appearance of bias and that he may not continue as a judicial officer in this case. As 
the Court of Appeals has observed, the harm incurrcd by perniitting the continued activity of a 
Special Master who should properly be recused is “irreparable.” Cobell v. Norton, 334 F.3d 
1128, 1139 (D.C. Cir. 2003). As this Court is aware, since the filing of our motion, the Special 
Master has continued to be an active participant in this litigation. The Special Master’s