Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Effort to Relitigate San Juan Basin Water Rights

Here is the unpublished opinion in Clark v. Haaland.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Federal Brief

Navajo Brief

New Mexico Brief 

Reply

SCOTUS Declines to Review Ninth Circuit’s Rule 19/Tribal Immunity Decision

Here is Monday’s order list.

The petition was Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation: petition and opposition briefs.

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

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

Prior post here.

A view of ABQ, unrelated to this case.

Federal and Tribal Briefs in Opposition in Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation

Here:

This is the Trinity River @ Hoopa

Cert petition and other materials here.

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

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.

SCOTUSBlog Recap of Arizona v. Navajo Opinion

Here.

Opinion and stuff here.

SCOTUS Rejects Navajo Nation’s Water Rights Trust Claim 5-4

Here is the opinion in Arizona v. Navajo Nation.

Background materials here.

Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation Cert Petition [Rule 19 & Tribal Immunity]

Here:

Question presented:

Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 requires dismissal of an action challenging a federal agency’s use of water subject to state-adjudicated water rights if a Native American tribe asserts an interest in the suit and does not consent to joinder.

Lower court materials here.

Jaune Smith

Ute Tribe Sues Farm over Water Rights

Here is the complaint in Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. McKee (D. Utah):

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Challenge to Spokane Tribe Water Agreement

Here is today’s order list.

The denied petition is Sulgrove v. Spokane Indian Tribe.

Lower court materials here.

This has nothing to do with this case.