Legal Opinion
United States v. Adair
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1983No. Nos. 80-3229, 80-3245, 80-3246 and 80-3257PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
In 1975 the United States filed suit in district court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1345 (1976), for a declaration of water rights within an area whose boundaries roughly coincide with the former Klamath Indian Reservation. The suit named as defendants some 600 individual owners of land within the former reservation. The Klamath Tribe intervened as a plaintiff and the State of Oregon as a defendant.
After a trial on stipulated facts, supplemented by exhibits and affidavits, the district court issued an opinion declaring: (1) the Tribe and its members have water rights…
2Cases cited73 opinions
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- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Patricia Scott Anderson v. Air West, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- Martinez v. Newport Beach CityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. City of Long BeachCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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