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United States v. Cappaert

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 4, 1974No. Nos. 74-1690, 74-2186PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SOLOMON, District Judge:

Pupfish (cyprinodon diabolis) live in Devil’s Hole, in the Death Valley National Monument in Nevada. They are a unique and endangered species. In an action filed by the United States (Government) to protect these fish, the district court limited the amount of water which the owners of a nearby cattle ranch may pump. The Cappaerts, owners of the ranch, and the State of Nevada, which intervened on the side of the Cappaerts, appeal.

The Cappaerts’ ranch consists of 12,000 acres, of which 4,000 acres are in cultivation. The ranch, which represents an investment of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Winters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. United States v. WinansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. WhartonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  2. In Re Rights to Use Water in Big Horn RiverWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Hage v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1996
  4. Union Oil Company of California v. The Honorable Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. In Re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System & SourceArizona Supreme Court · 1999

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