Free Motion for Leave to File - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:79-cv-00458-ECH

Document 450

Filed 04/14/2006

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ___________________________________ ) THE SHOSHONE INDIAN TRIBE OF ) THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION, ) WYOMING, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 458-79 L ) Judge Hewitt THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ___________________________________ ) ) THE ARAPAHO INDIAN TRIBE OF ) THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION, ) WYOMING, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 459-79 L ) Judge Hewitt THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ___________________________________ ) DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO CORRECT DEFENDANT'S ANSWER TO FIRST AMENDED PETITION ­ EASTERN SHOSHONE INDIAN TRIBE The United States, defendant herein, respectfully requests leave to file a corrected Defendant's Answer to First Amended Petition ­ Eastern Shoshone Indian Tribe. Defendant requests that the corrected filing be substituted for the filed copy, dated April 14, 2006, docket entry 448. The filed entry contains the incorrect case number of 4581-79/4591-79, when the case caption should read 458-79/459-79.

Case 1:79-cv-00458-ECH

Document 450

Filed 04/14/2006

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Dated: April 14, 2006

Respectfully submitted, SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE Assistant Attorney General Environment and Natural Resources Division

s/Terry M. Petrie TERRY M. PETRIE Environment and Natural Resources Divisioin U.S. Department of Justice 999 18th Street, Suite 945 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 312-7327 (telephone) (303) 312-7379 (facsimile) [email protected] Counsel of Record for Defendant OF COUNSEL THOMAS KEARNS Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240