Legal Opinion
United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1994No. 93-15076PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This is an appeal from the district court’s interpretation of an elaborate Consent Decree entered in 1935. The dispute ultimately arises out of Global Equity 59, a suit filed by the United States in 1925, against all non-Indian users of the Gila River water.1 The United States sued in its trustee capacity on behalf of the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) and the San Carlos Apache Tribe (Apache Tribe). At that time, the GRIC attempted unsuccessfully to intervene. The suit ultimately resulted in a Consent Decree in 1935 (the Decree),…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2003
- United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation DistrictDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1996
- United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District State of Arizona v. Gila River Indian Community San Carlos Apache Tribe San Carlos Irrigation District, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5193, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8438 United States of America v. Gila Valley Irrigation District Franklin Irrigation District the Canal Companies Within Those Districts and the Class Represented by the Gila Valley Irrigation District, Collectively the "Upper Valley Defendants" San Carlos Irrigation & Drainage District Asarco Inc. v. Gila River Indian Community, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, and San Carlos Apache Tribe, Plaintiff-Intervenor. United States of America v. Gila Valley Irrigation District, and San Carlos Irrigation & Drainage District v. Gila River Indian Community San Carlos Apache Tribe, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. United States of America v. Gila Valley Irrigation District San Carlos Irrigation & Drainage District v. Gila River Indian Community, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, and San Carlos Apache Tribe, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant. United States of America v. Gila Valley Irrigation District, and San Carlos Irrigation & Drainage District v. Gila River Indian Community, Plaintiff-Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997