ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA

No. 8, Orig.

439 U.S. 419 (1979)

ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decree entered March 9, 1964.

Amended decree entered February 28, 1966.

Argued October 10, 1978.

Decided and supplemental decree entered January 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph E. Hunsaker argued the cause for complainant.

Douglas B. Noble, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for defendant State of California et al. Robert P. Will argued the cause for defendant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California et al.

With Messrs. Hunsaker, Noble, and Will on the responses of the State of Arizona et al. to both motions to intervene were Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General of California, Sanford N. Gruskin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, R. H. Connett and N. Gregory Taylor, Assistant Attorneys General, Edwin J. Dubiel, Emil Stipanovich, Jr., and Anita E. Ruud, Deputy Attorneys General, Roy H. Mann, Maurice C. Sherrill, R. L. Knox, Jr., Burt Pines, Gilbert W. Lee, John W. Witt, C. M. Fitzpatrick, Joseph Kase, Jr., Robert List, Attorney General of Nevada, Lyle Rivera, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Brian McKay, Deputy Attorney General, and Thomas G. Nelson.

With Mr. Noble on the response of the State of California et al. to the motion to intervene of the Colorado River Indian Tribes et al. were Messrs. Younger, Gruskin, Connett, Taylor, Dubiel, Stipanovich, Ms. Ruud, Messrs. Sherrill, Knox, List, Rivera, McKay, and Nelson.

With Mr. Will on the response of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California et al. to the motion to intervene of the Colorado River Indian Tribes et al. were Messrs. Pines, Lee, Witt, Fitzpatrick, and Kase.

Raymond C. Simpson argued the cause and filed briefs for the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe et al.

Lawrence D. Aschenbrenner argued the cause for the Cocopah Indian Tribe.

Terry Noble Fiske argued the cause for the Colorado River Indian Tribes.

Louis F. Claiborne argued the cause for the United States. On the memorandums for the United States were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Moorman, and Myles E. Flint.*


PER CURIAM AND SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE.

The United States of America, Intervenor, State of Arizona, Complainant, the California Defendants (State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, City of San Diego, County of San Diego), and State of Nevada, Intervenor, pursuant to Art. VI of the Decree entered in the case on March...

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