And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: http://www.tulsaworld.com/Default.asp?WCI=Displaystory&ID=990526_Ne_c8judge A federal judge in Tulsa has found no grounds to remove an attorney from a lawsuit against Cherokee Nation Chief Joe Byrd and others, court records show. The attorney, Charles ``Chuck'' Shipley of Tulsa, represents plaintiffs in a wiretapping lawsuit that was brought against Byrd and several current and former members of his administration. Attorneys for the defense sought Shipley's removal on grounds that he was personally involved in an investigation of Byrd, whose administration was charged in Cherokee Nation court with misuse of funds. This caused a ``spirit of unrest'' in the tribe, which allegedly led to wiretapping, the attorney for Byrd and four other defendants said. The defense team said Shipley should be disqualified because he has represented the Cherokee Nation and could possess confidential information. Shipley likened the lawsuit to ``harassment.'' U.S. District Judge Thomas Brett said the defendants hadn't established a conflict of interest and failed to show that Shipley could be a ``necessary witness'' in the wiretapping case. Shipley filed the wiretapping case in May 1998, based on part of a cassette tape of a telephone conversation between Dwight Birdwell, then a tribal supreme court justice, and Marvin Summerfield, a Jay newspaperman. The tape allegedly was delivered to Robert Powell, the tribe's inspector general, played in part for Byrd and then turned over to the FBI. Rob Martindale can be reached at 581-8367. Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
