Legal Opinion

Fort Hall Water Users Ass'n v. United States

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided July 5, 1996No. 22163PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*40SILAK, Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of the appellant Fort Hall Water Users Association’s objections to the 1990 Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement for lack of standing and for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1985, the Idaho legislature directed the Idaho Department of Water Resources to seek a general adjudication of the interrelated claims to the use of the waters of the Snake River Basin. The legislature also adopted a resolution directing that the Governor and Attorney General…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miles v. Idaho Power Co. Ex Rel. EvansIdaho Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Orthman v. Idaho Power Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1995

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thomson v. City of LewistonIdaho Supreme Court · 2002
  2. In Re SRBA Case No. 39576 (Subcase 91-63) / Gene F. Bray v. Pioneer Irrigation DistrictIdaho Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Fort Hall Water Users Ass'n v. United StatesIdaho Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Thomson v. City of LewistonIdaho Supreme Court · 2002

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