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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
THE CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, and PATTON BOGGS LLP, Intervenor-Plaintiff v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.
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Case IVo. 89-218(L) Chief Judge Edward H. Darnich
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THECHEROKEE NATION'S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO FOR PATTON BOGGS' CROSS-MOTION SUMMARY JUDGMENT Arthur Lazarus, Jr.
Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson
& Perry, LLP 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) llo~d@,sonoskv.net; dsimon~sonosky.com; anoto@,sonosk~.com May 12,2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of Authorities I. I1. 111. Introduction
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Issues Presented
Statement of the Case and Counter-Statement of Fact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A. History of the litigation 1. 2.
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Origin of the claims
The Oklahoma litigation
The Claims Court litigation The 2002 Settlement Act
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Cherokee Nation consideration of the attorney fees claims 1. 2.
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The WilcoxenlNiebell contract The Patton Boggs contract Swidler Berlin law firm
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Argument A.
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Summary Judgment Should Be Denied Because the Patton Boggs Contract Was Terminated And It Has No Claim Under Thatcontract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . 1. 2. The law provides only a quantum merit recovery when a contingent fee contract is terminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Nation's decisions on fees were reasonable and consistent with applicable legal standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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