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U. S. v. DISTRICT COURT FOR WATER DIV. NO. 5

No. 812.

401 U.S. 527 (1971)

UNITED STATES v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 5 ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 24, 1971

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kiechel argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Kashiwa, Samuel Huntington, and Edmund B. Clark.

Kenneth Balcomb argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Robert L. McCarty.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a companion case to the Eagle County case, ante, p. 520, and involves an action brought under a different state statute1 in the District Court of Colorado for Water Division No. 5.2 That court was given responsibility for water rights determinations affecting "all lands in the state of Colorado in the drainage basins of the Colorado...

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