United States Court of Appeals 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 
No. 03-5262 
Elouise Pepion Cobell, et al., 
Appellees 
v. 
Gale A. Norton, as the Secretary of the Interior and 
Aurene M. Martin, Acting Assistant Secretary of 
Interior-Indian Affairs, 
Appellants 
Alan Lee Balaran, 
Appellees 
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Consolidated with 04-5084 
O R D E R
BY: 
September Term, 2004 
Filed On: December 3, 2004 [863294] 
It is ORDERED, on the court's own motion, that the Clerk withhold issuance of the 
mandate herein until seven days after disposition of any timely petition for rehearing or 
petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41. This 
instruction to the Clerk is without prejudice to the right of any party at any time to move for 
expedited issuance of the mandate for good cause shown. 
FOR THE COURT: 
Mark J. Langer, Clerk 
Michael C. McGrail 
Deputy Clerk 
96cv01285