Legal Opinion
Westlands Water District v. Patterson
District Court, E.D. California
Decided August 23, 1994No. CV-F-94-5217 OWW DLBPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
WANGER, District Judge.
I
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Westlands Water District and San Benito Water District seek a preliminary injunction to enjoin 1994 water allocations under decisions made by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (“Bureau”) and to compel “equitable apportionment” among other water districts. The motion is opposed by the Federal Defendants and defendants-in-intervention San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors,1 the Friant Power Authority,2 and certain members of the Friant Water Users Authority.3
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Weinberger v. Romero-BarceloSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Federal Housing Administration v. Darlington, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Stanley v. University of Southern CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Westlands Water District v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2001
- Westlands Water District v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Friant Water Authority v. JewellDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2014
- Westlands Water District v. PattersonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1995
- Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority v. United States Department of the InteriorDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2011
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