United States v. Imperial Irrigation District, a Corporation, John M. Bryant, State of California, Ben Yellen, Ben Yellen v. Cecil D. Andrus, Ben Yellen v. Cecil D. Andrus, W. L. Jacobs

559 F.2d 509 10 ERC 1639 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee, John M. Bryant et al., Defendants-Appellees, State of California, Defendant-Appellee, Ben Yellen et al., Appellants. Ben YELLEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS * et al., Defendants-Appellants. Ben YELLEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS * et al., Defendants-Appellants, W. L. Jacobs et al., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 71-2124, 73-1333, 73-1388. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Aug. 18, 1977. 1 Arthur Brunwasser, San Francisco, Cal., argued, for appellants. 2 Charles W. Bender, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., argued, for Landowners. 3 Reginald L. Knox, Jr., Douglas Noble, argued, for Imperial. 4 Horton, Knox, Carter & Rutherford, El Centro, Cal., argued, for appellee. 5 Walter Kiechel, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Lands Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., argued for Secretary of Interior. 6 Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. 7 Before BROWNING and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges, and WOLLENBERG, ** District Judge. WOLLENBERG, District…