Case: 08-5500 Document: 01215299771 Page: 1 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 08-5500 September Term 2008 1:96-cv-01285-JR Filed On: December 19, 2008 Elouise Pepion Cobell, et al., Appellants .v Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellees 08-5506 1:96-cv-01285-JR Elouise Pepion Cobell, et al., Appellees .v Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellants BEFORE: Henderson and Tatel, Circuit Judges O R D E R Upon consideration of the motion to expedite, the response thereto, which includes a motion to consolidate appeals and a request for leave to file separate appendices, the reply, and the supplement to the reply, it is ORDERED that the motion to consolidate be granted, and these cases are hereby consolidated. It is Case: 08-5500 Document: 01215299771 Page: 2 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 08-5500 September Term 2008 FURTHER ORDERED that the request for leave to file separate appendices be granted. It is FURTHER ORDERED that these cases be expedited. The following briefing schedule will apply: Appellants’ Opening Brief January 21, 2009 Appellants’ Appendix January 21, 2009 Appellees’ Brief/Cross­Appellant’s Opening Brief February 20, 2009 Appellee/Cross-Appellants’ Appendix February 20, 2009 Appellants’ Reply Brief/ Cross-Appellee’s Brief March 23, 2009 Cross-Appellants’ Reply Brief April 6, 2009 The Clerk is directed to schedule oral argument on the first appropriate date following the completion of briefing. Parties are directed to file and serve their briefs and appendices by hand on the date due. Filing by mail may delay the processing of the brief. All briefs and appendices must contain the date the case is scheduled for oral argument at the top of the cover. See D.C. Cir. Rule 28(a)(8). The parties will be notified by separate order of the oral argument date and the composition of the merits panel. Per Curiam FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk BY: /s/ MaryAnne McMain Deputy Clerk