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I THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS N
THE CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, and PATTON BOGGS LLP, Intervenor-Piaintiff
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CHEROKEE NATION'S APPENDIX EXHIBITS RESPONSE PATTON OF IN TO BOGGS CROSS FOR JUDGMENT MOTION SUMMARY

Arthur Lazarus, Jr. Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & PerryLLP 1425 K Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 682-0240, (202) 682-0249 (fax) alazarus~,sonosky.com Special Counsel for Plaintiff Cherokee Nation Of Counsel: Lloyd Benton Miller Donald J. Simon Anne D. Noto Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP 1425 K Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 682-0240, (202) 682-0249 (fax) [email protected]; dsimon~sonoskv.com; [email protected]

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Table of Contents Page Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Docket entries, Cherokee Nation v. United States, No 83-306-C (ED Okla) ...................................................................................... A-1 Complaint dated May 23, 1983, Cherokee Nation v. United States, No 83-306-C (ED Okla.) ....................................................................................... A-6 Opinion and Order dated January 28, 1994 in Cherokee Nation v. Unitedstates, No. 2i8-89E (Ci. Ct.) .............................................................. 6 Notice of Appeal dated February 17, 1995 in Cherokee Nation v. United States, No. 21 8-89L (Cl. Ct.) ............................................................... A-25 Opinion and Order dated April 12, 1996, in Cherokee Nation v. United States, No. 95-5055 (Fed. Cir.) ........................................................... A-30 Hearings on H.R. 103, H.R. 3476 and H.R. 3534 Before the H. Comm. on Resources, 107th Cong. cover -1,30-34,78-100 (April 17, 2002) ................................................................................................... 3 Contract dated September 8, 1988 between the Cherokee Nation and J. Wilcoxen and P. Niebell ............................................................................ A-69 Contract dated November 13, 1989 between the Cherokee Nation A-74 and Patton, Boggs & Blow .................................................................................. Letter agreement dated September 18, 1991 between Patton Boggs & Blow and the Cherokee Nation ................................................ A-78 Letter dated October 30, 1995 from Principal Chief Cherokee Nation A-80 Joe Byrd, to Kate Boyce, Patton Boggs ............................................................... Letter dated April 23, 1996 from L. Susan Work, General Counsel, Cherokee Nation to C. Allen Foster and Katharine R. Boyce, Patton Boggs ........................................................................................................ 1 A-8 Memorandum dated November 5,2002 from James Wilcoxen to Julian Fite, General Counsel for the ~ h e r o k e e Nation .................................... A-82

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Memorandum dated November 7,2002 from Patton Boggs to Chad Smith, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation, and Julian Fite, General Counsel for the Cherokee Nation ........................................ A-87 Letter dated May 2,2003 from James Wilcoxen to Julian Fite, General Counsel for the Cherokee Nation ..................................... 03 .A-1 Cherokee Nation Spreadsheet of total sums paid by the Cherokee Nation to Patton Boggs & Blow, 1989 - 1997 .................................................. 0 5 Memorandum dated October 6,2003, from Julian Fite, General Counsei, Cherokee Nation to Chad Smith, Principai Chief Cherokee Nation, James Wilcoxen, Wilcoxen & Wilcoxen, and Joe Reeder, Patton Boggs, with letter dated October 24,2003 from Mr. Fite transmitting that memorandum to Jim Wilcoxen, Joe Reeder, Katherine Boyce at Patton Boggs, and Margaret Swimmer Aat Hall Estill .......................................................................................................108 Letter dated November 8,2003 from Eleanor Niebell to Julian Fite, A General Counsel, Cherokee Nation ............................................................. Letter dated November 14,2003 from Joe Reeder to Julian Fite, General Counsel, Cherokee Nation ............................................................. A - 116 - 117

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Letter dated December 5,2003, from Hall Estill to Julian Fite, General Counsel, Cherokee Nation ................................................................... 123 ALetter dated December 17,2003, from Joe Reeder to Chad Smith, .APrincipal Chief, Cherokee Nation ..................................................................... 126 Cherokee Nation Legislative Act 5-04: Act Relating to Establishing Policy and Procedures for the Management and Use of Cherokee A-129 Nation Trust Funds and Trust Assets, enacted February 17, 2004 .................... Letter dated July 9,2004, from David Riggs, Esq. Riggs, .A-1 Abney, et al. to Julian Fite, General Counsel, Cherokee Nation ...................... 3 1 Cherokee Nation Rules Committee, Meeting Minutes, ASeptember 16, 2004 ...........................................................................................141 Cherokee Nation Rules Committee, Meeting Minutes, October 20, 2004 .............................................................................................. .A-147

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Cherokee Nation Rules Committee, Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2004 ........................................................................................ 5 4 Memorandum dated December 15,2004, from Todd Hembree to Cherokee Nation Tribal Council.................................................................... A-I65 Cherokee Nation Rules Committee, Meeting Minutes December 16, 2004 ............................................................................................ 167 ACherokee Nation Rules Committee, Meeting Minutes, A-175 January 17, 2005 ................................................................................................ Minutes of Tribal Council Meeting - Regular Session, February 14, 2005 .............................................................................................. A-182 Cherokee Nation Rules Committee, Meeting Minutes, February 17, 2005 ..............................................................................................192 AMinutes of Tribal Council Meeting - Regular Session, March 14, 2005 ................................................................................................ ..A-202 Resolution No. 18-05: Council of the Cherokee Nation - Approving A-21 5 Payment of Attorney Fees for Hall & Estill, adopted February 14,2005 ......... Resolution 19-05: Council of the Cherokee Nation - Approving Payment of Attorney Fees for Paul Niebell, adopted February 14,2005 ..........A-2 17 Resolution 20-05: Council of the Cherokee Nation Payment of Attorney Fees for Jim Wilcoxen, adopted February 14,2005 .......A-21 9 Resolution 29-05: Council of the Cherokee Nation - Approving A-221 Payment of Attorney Fees for Patton & Boggs, adopted March 14,2005 ........ Letter dated February 18,2005, from Chad Smith, Principal Chief, A-223 Cherokee Nation, to Jeannette Hanna, Bureau of Indian Affairs ...................... Letter dated March 30,2005, from Chad Smith, Principal Chief, A-225 Cherokee Nation, to Jeannette Hanna, Bureau of Indian Affairs ...................... .A-227 Declaration of Diane Hammons .......................................................................

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