IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
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ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al., ) 
Civil Action No. 96-1285 (RCL) Plaintiffs, 
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v. 
GALE A. NORTON, et al., )
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Defendants. 
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NOTICE OF FILING OF PROPOSED ORDER 
Pursuant to the Court's request at the Status Conference held on October 19, 2004, 
Defendants respectfully submit the attached proposed order. 
Respectfully submitted, Dated: October 19, 2004 
ROBERT D. McCALLUM, JR. 
Associate Attorney General 
PETER D. KEISLER 
Assistant Attorney General 
STUART E. SCHIFFER 
Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
J. CHRISTOPHER KOHN 
Director 
/s/ Sandra P. Spooner 
SANDRA P. SPOONER 
D.C. Bar No. 261495 
Deputy Director 
JOHN T. STEMPLEWICZ 
Senior Trial Counsel 
CYNTHIA L. ALEXANDER 
Trial Attorney 
Commercial Litigation Branch 
Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875 
Ben Franklin Station 
Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 
(202) 514-7194
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that, on October 19, 2004 the foregoing Notice of Filing of Proposed 
Order was served by Electronic Case Filing, and on the following who is not registered for 
Electronic Case Filing, by facsimile: 
Earl Old Person (Pro se) 
Blackfeet Tribe 
P.O. Box 850 
Browning, MT 59417 
Fax (406) 338-7530 
/s/ Kevin P. Kingston 
Kevin P. Kingston
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
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ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al., ) 
Civil Action No. 96-1285 (RCL) Plaintiffs, 
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v. 
GALE A. NORTON, et al., )
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Defendants. 
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ORDER 
Pursuant to the Status Conference held by the Court on October 19, 2004, the arguments 
of counsel, and the record herein, it is hereby 
ORDERED that neither the Court's Order issued December 23, 2002 (Dkt. No. 1692) nor 
the Court's Order issued September 29, 2004 (Dkt. No. 2708), as modified by the Court's Order 
issued October 1, 2004 (Dkt. No. 2713), places any restrictions on communications, written or 
oral, between the Defendants, their agents, representatives, employees, officers, and counsel and 
members of the Plaintiff class regarding: 
1. encumbrances, leasing, lease sales, permitting, rights-of-way, and timber sales of or on 
individually-owned Indian trust land; 
2. the investment of trust funds in IIM accounts; 
3. estate planning, will drafting and the probate of or relating to Indian trust assets; 
4. the surveying or appraisal of trust assets; 
5. title to trust lands; 
6. ownership of trust funds or lands; or
7. physical improvements or alterations of trust assets. 
It is further 
ORDERED that the Court's Order issued September 29, 2004 (Dkt. No. 2708), as 
modified by the Court's Order issued October 1, 2004 (Dkt. No. 2713), is not applicable to oral 
communications between the Defendants, their agents, representatives, employees, officers, and 
counsel and members of the Plaintiff class related to the sale, exchange, transfer, or conversion 
of Indian trust land. 
SO ORDERED this ____ day of _____________, 2004. 
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ROYCE C. LAMBERTH 
United States District Judge 
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cc: 
Sandra P. Spooner 
John T. Stemplewicz 
Commercial Litigation Branch 
Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875 
Ben Franklin Station 
Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 
Fax (202) 514-9163 
Dennis M Gingold, Esq. 
Mark Brown, Esq. 
607 - 14th Street, NW, Box 6 
Washington, D.C. 20005 
Fax (202) 318-2372 
Keith Harper, Esq. 
Richard A. Guest, Esq. 
Native American Rights Fund 
1712 N Street, NW 
Washington, D.C. 20036-2976 
Fax (202) 822-0068 
Elliott Levitas, Esq. 
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800 
Atlanta, GA 30309-4530 
Earl Old Person (Pro se) 
Blackfeet Tribe 
P.O. Box 850 
Browning, MT 59417 
(406) 338-7530 
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