United States Court of Appeals
                    FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT


No. 05-5269                            September Term, 2005
                                                         96cv01 285

                                        Filed On: December 6, 2005 [935764]
Elouise Pepion Cobell, et al.,
          Appellees

      V.


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


               BEFORE:   Rogers and Tatel, Circuit Judges


                             ORDER

     Upon consideration of appellees' motion for leave to exceed word limitations, it is

     ORDERED that the motion be denied. "The court disfavors motions to exceed limits
on the length of briefs," and appellees have not provided "extraordinarily compelling
reasons" for their request. ! D.C. Cir. Rule 28(fl(1).

     Appellees are directed to address in their brief the issues raised in the motion to
reassign the case to a different district judge and the related motion for sanctions, rather
than incorporate their prior arguments by reference.

                             Per Curiam


                                        FOR THE COURT:
                                        Mark J. Langer, Clerk

                                   By:

                                        Deputy Clerk/LD