United States v. Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States v. Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District, 806 F.2d 986 (10th Cir. 1986)

United States v. Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment granting a motion to dismiss this case on grounds of abstention developed in Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236, 47 L.Ed.2d 483 (1976). The reasoning of *987the district court is set forth in United States v. Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District, 580 F.Supp. 1434 (D.N.M. 1984), and in its memorandum opinion and order of April 12, 1984, docket entry number 1571 (unpublished). We have examined the briefs and the record and have concluded the dismissal was warranted. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons contained in its written opinions.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, In its own right and for and on Behalf of the ACOMA AND LAGUNA INDIAN PUEBLOS, Pueblo of Laguna and Pueblo of Acoma, Applicants for Intervention-Appellants v. BLUEWATER-TOLTEC IRRIGATION DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO, Acoma and Laguna Indian Pueblos, Amici Curiae
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Status
Published