March Department of Justice assigns David Shuey as attorney of record, replacing Aimee Bevan. Friends of America's Past finances the travel expenses for two prominent scientists to evaluate the discovery site. April Friends of America's Past finances travel expenses for two experts from the Smithsonian Institution to evaluate the image record archived at the Burke Museum. Plaintiffs brief filed April 16. June Plaintiffs reply filed June 4.
Many questions remain unanswered.
The Corps' reports to the Court that the femur fragments recovered fit the femur fragments in the collection. They also list additional unidentified bone fragments and a piece of lithic point in 'bag 3' but do not identify or describe them. August Parties respond to Siofele's motion. The Kennewick Man case is not over, it has just begun. The Court put the lawsuit on hold in June 1997, directing the Army Corps to re-evaluate its decision.