United States of America, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Company, a Corporation, and Nevada State Engineer Rambling River Ranches, Inc., United States of America v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Company, a Corporation, and Rambling River Ranches, Inc., Larry Fritz Gaylord Blue Equity Trust, Applicants-Appellees. United States of America, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, Intervenor-Appellee v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Company, a Corporation, and Rambling River Ranches, Inc., Larry Fritz Gaylord Blue Equity Trust Herbert Lohse, Applicants-Appellees

291 F.3d 1062 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, Appellant, v. ALPINE LAND & RESERVOIR COMPANY, a corporation; et al., Defendant, and Nevada State Engineer; Rambling River Ranches, Inc., Appellees. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Company, a corporation; et al., Defendant, and Rambling River Ranches, Inc., Appellee, Larry Fritz; Gaylord Blue Equity Trust, Applicants-Appellees. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, Intervenor-Appellee, v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Company, a corporation; et al., Defendant, and Rambling River Ranches, Inc., Appellee, Larry Fritz; Gaylord Blue Equity Trust; Herbert Lohse, Applicants-Appellees. No. 00-15692. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 6, 2001. Filed February 14, 2002. Amended June 5, 2002. Katherine J. Barton, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant United States of America. Robert S. Pelcyger, Fredericks, Pelcyger & Hester, LLC, Louisville, CO, for appellant-cross-appellee Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians. Craig A.…