EXHIBIT 23.6
CONSENT OF MCCUTCHEN, DOYLE, BROWN & ENERSEN, LLP
We consent to the reference to our firm and our tax opinion
under the caption "Legal Matters" and elsewhere in the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 as filed by North Valley Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and to the filing of the form of our tax opinion as Exhibit 8.1 to
the Registration Statement.
/s/ MCCUTCHEN, DOYLE, BROWN & ENERSEN, LLP
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McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP
October 6, 2000
