United States v. Washington

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND MEMORANDUM ORDER

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

This..subproceeding is before the Court pursuant to the request of. the Makah Indian Tribe (the “Makah”) to determine the usual and accustomed fishing grounds (“Ü & A”) of the . Quileute Indian Tribe (the “Quileute”) and the Quinault Indian Nation (the “Quinault”), to the extent not specifically determined by Judge Hugo Boldt in Final Decision # 1 of this case. The Court is specifically asked to determine the western boundaries of the U & As of the Quileute and Quinault…