In Re the Deadman's Basin Water Users Ass'n

¶1 On August 2, 2000, the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Musselshell County, ordered that all irrigation of crops from the Musselshell River cease for a prescribed period of time, effective August 12, 2000, so long as Deadman’s Basin Reservoir remained at its critically low water level. Appellant, Wiley Micks, filed a motion which requested that the District Court reconsider its August 2, 2000 order, issue a temporary restraining order, and issue a preliminary injunction. The District Court denied Micks’ motion and Micks appeals. We reverse and remand.

¶2 We restate the sole issue on…