United States v. Alpine Land and Reservoir Co., and Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, United States of America v. Alpine Land and Reservoir Co., and Truckee-Carson Irrigation District v. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians

887 F.2d 207 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALPINE LAND AND RESERVOIR CO., Defendant, and Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, Defendant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. ALPINE LAND AND RESERVOIR CO., Defendant, and TRUCKEE-CARSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee, v. PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE OF INDIANS, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 88-2539, 88-2542. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 1989. Decided Oct. 4, 1989. Dirk D. Snel, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant U.S. Frederick G. Girard, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann and Girard, Sacramento, Cal., for defendant-appellee Truckee-Carson Irr. Dist. Robert S. Pelcyger, Fredericks & Pelcyger, Boulder, Colo., for defendant-appellant Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians. Gordon H. DePaoli, Woodburn, Wedge & Jeppson, Reno, Nev., for defendants-intervenors-appellees David L. Matley and Christine L. Matley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before SCHROEDER and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and LEW, * District Judge. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: Introduction 1 This appeal is yet another phase of the epic…