Legal Opinion
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. United States Department of the Navy James Webb, as Secretary of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1990No. 88-1650PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must determine whether certain practices of the Department of the Navy in leasing acreage and contiguous water rights to local farmers in Nevada violate federal law. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians alleges that these practices seriously threaten the continued viability of an endangered species of fish, the cui-ui, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The Tribe also alleges that the Navy’s practices violate the National Environmental Policy Act as well as the Navy’s fiduciary obligations to the Tribe.
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