Wagoner County Rural Water District No. 2 v. Grand River Dam Authority
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
In a dispute over water rights, six plaintiffs — four water districts, a nonprofit corporation, and a private nursery — sued several defendants, including defendantsappellees Grand River Dam Authority (“GRDA”), the United States, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The district court dismissed GRDA on Eleventh Amendment immunity grounds and the federal defendants on sovereign immunity grounds. The plaintiffs appeal both dismissals. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we conclude that all defendants are immune from suit. We therefore AFFIRM the…
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