United States v. Francis Leo Cappaert, State of Nevada Ex Rel, Roland D. Westergard, State Engineer, Intervenor. United States of America v. Francis Leo Cappaert, State of Nevada Ex Rel. Roland d.westergard, State Engineer, Intervenor-Appellant

508 F.2d 313 5 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,494 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francis Leo CAPPAERT et al., Defendants-Appellants, State of Nevada ex rel, Roland D. Westergard, State Engineer, Intervenor. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francis Leo CAPPAERT et al., Defendants, State of Nevada ex rel. Roland D.Westergard, State Engineer, Intervenor-Appellant. Nos. 74-1690, 74-2186. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 4, 1974. Samuel S. Lionel, Lionel, Sawyer, Collins & Wartman, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendants-appellants. V. DeVoe Heaton, U.S. Atty., District of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee. Ralph E. Hunsaker, Phoenix, Ariz., for amicus curiae, Arizona Water Commission. George V. Allison and Peter D. Laxalt, Special Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for State of Nevada. Before CARTER and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District judge. OPINION SOLOMON, District Judge: Pupfish (cyprinodon diabolis) live in Devil's Hole, in the Death Valley National Monument in Nevada. They are a unique and endangered species. In an action filed by the United States (Government) to protect these fish, the district court limited…