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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. )

No. 06-CV-00935 Judge Margaret M. Sweeney

MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE LEAD COUNSEL Jennifer H. McBee, of Andrews Davis, a Professional Corporation, for the Plaintiff, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, respectfully moves the Court for leave to substitute lead counsel. Jennifer H. McBee hereby submits the following in support of her Motion: 1. The plaintiff has been notified of the substitution of Sandra B. Harrison and

consents to the substitution with that of Jennifer H. McBee as lead counsel. 2. Sandra B. Harrison consents to appointment of Jennifer H. McBee as Lead See Attachment 1,

Counsel and that she will remain as Of Counsel for the plaintiff.

Affidavit of Jennifer H. McBee; and Attachment 2, Consent of Sandra B. Harrison. 3. plaintiff. 4. Counsel for the defendant United States has been notified and does not oppose Sandra B. Harrison and Michael D. McMahan will remain Of Counsel for the

the substitution of Jennifer H. McBee as lead counsel for the plaintiff. 5. The substitution will not affect any pending deadlines.

WHEREFORE, Jennifer H. McBee, of Andrews Davis, a Professional Corporation, respectfully requests that the Court substitute Jennifer H. McBee as lead counsel in place of the previous lead counsel Sandra B. Harrison for the plaintiff in this case. 1

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Dated this 4th day of August, 2008. s/ Jennifer H. McBee____________ Jennifer H. McBee, OBA #19170 Of Counsel Sandra Benischek Harrison, OBA #18647 Michael D. McMahan, OBA #17314 ANDREWS DAVIS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW 100 North Broadway Avenue, Suite 3300 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Telephone: (405) 272-9241 Fax: (405) 235-8786 www.andrewsdavis.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 4th day of August, 2008, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk of U.S. Court of Federal Claims using the ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following ECF registrants: TERRY M. PETRIE United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section 1961 Stout Street, 8th Floor Denver, CO 80294 Telephone: (303) 844-1369 Facsimile: (303) 844-1350 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR DEFENDANT Of Counsel: ANTHONY P. HOANG United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section P.O. Box 663 Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 [email protected] SHANI WALKER JOSHUA EDELSTEIN Office of the Solicitor United States Department of the Interior Washington, DC 20240 TERESA E. DAWSON Office of the Chief Counsel Financial Management Service United States Department of the Treasury Washington, DC 20227 s/ Jennifer H. McBee______

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