Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Martinez v. Kerr-McGee
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 10, 1995No. 14778PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Judge.
The Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma (“the Pueblos”) are parties to an ongoing adjudication of water rights initiated by the New Mexico State Engineer against all claimants to the Rio San Jose stream system in Cibola County, New Mexico. On the State Engineer’s motion, the district court granted partial summary judgment against the Pueblos based on theories of issue and claim preclusion. These theories, in turn, derive from prior settlements between the Pueblos and the United States government involving land and water litigation initiated over forty years ago before the federal…
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