water rights

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Hill v. DOI [Challenge to Crow Water Rights Settlement]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Hill Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Lower court materials here.

Federal Circuit Allows Some Aspects of Ute Water Rights Breach of Trust Claim to Proceed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Ute Indian Tribe v. United States:

Opinion.pdfDownload
Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Klamath Tribes Prevail in Klamath River Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Klamath Tribes v. Bureau of Reclamation (D. Or.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
24 Klamath Tribes Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload
29 Water Users Cross-Motion.pdfDownload
32 Federal Cross-Motion.pdfDownload
40 Klamath Reply.pdfDownload
43 Water Users Reply.pdfDownload
45 Federal Reply.pdfDownload
58 Magistrate Report.pdfDownload
66 Federal Objections.pdfDownload
67 Water Users Objections.pdfDownload
68 Klamath Response.pdfDownload
69 DCT Order.pdfDownload

SCOTUS Denies Cert in McCarren Act Issue re: Klamath River

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

The petition in Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation is here.

The BOR is here.

Reply is here:

Klamath II Reply Final.pdfDownload

Federal Brief in Opposition in Klamath River Matter [McCarren Act]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the brief in Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation (No. 23-216):

BOR.pdfDownload

Petition is here.

D.C. Federal Court Dismisses Crow Allottees Challenge to Water Rights Settlement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Hill v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

14 Amended Complaint

16 Motion to Dismiss

20 AAA Response

23 Reply

25 DCT Order

Heather Tanana to Speak at UMLS Next Week

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

New Mexico Federal Court Determines that Winters Applies to Santa Ana Pueblo Water Rights Claim . . . Or something like that

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in United States v. Abouselman (D.N.M.):

4475 Pueblo of Santa Ana Brief.pdfDownload
4476 US Brief.pdfDownload
4485 New Mexico Brief.pdfDownload
4489 US Reply.pdfDownload
4490 Pueblo Reply.pdfDownload
4506 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

A view of ABQ, unrelated to this case.

Utah Federal Court Dismisses Ute Water-Related Breach of Trust Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Ute Indian Tribe v. Dept. of the Interior (D. Utah):

199 Water District Motion to Dismiss

200 US Motion to Dismiss

201 Utah Motion to Dismiss

207 Response to Water District Motion

208 Response to State Motion

210 Response to US Motion

214 Utah Reply

215 US Reply

216 Water District Reply

244 DCT Order

Prior post here.

Second Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation Cert Petition [McCarren Act Issues]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Cert Petition.pdfDownload

Question presented:

Whether the federal government can avoid the doctrine of prior exclusive jurisdiction in an ongoing, comprehensive water adjudication under the McCarran Amendment by asserting defenses based on federal law.

The first petition is here.