United States of America, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Orr Water Ditch Company, and Churchill County Truckee-Carson Irrigation District City of Fallon City of Fernley Truckee Meadows Water Authority Nevada State Engineer, United States of America, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Orr Water Ditch Company, and Churchill County Truckee-Carson Irrigation District City of Fallon City of Fernley Truckee Meadows Water Authority Nevada State Engineer
Opinion
Opinion
400 F.3d 1117 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, Petitioner-Appellant, v. ORR WATER DITCH COMPANY, Defendant, and Churchill County; Truckee-Carson Irrigation District; City of Fallon; City Of Fernley; Truckee Meadows Water Authority; Nevada State Engineer, Respondents-Appellees. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, Petitioner, v. Orr Water Ditch Company, Defendant-Appellee, and Churchill County; Truckee-Carson Irrigation District; City of Fallon; City of Fernley; Truckee Meadows Water Authority; Nevada State Engineer, Respondents-Appellees. No. 03-16654. No. 03-16941. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 24, 2004. Submission Withdrawn July 13, 2004. Resubmitted December 7, 2004. Filed December 14, 2004. Amended March 1, 2005. Robert S. Pelcyger, Fredericks, Pelcyger & Hester, Louisville, CO, for the petitioner-appellant. Richard G. Campbell, Senn Palumbo Meulemans, Reno, NV; Michael J. Van Zandt, McQuaid, Bedford & Van Zandt, San Francisco, CA; Michael F. Mackedon, Mackedon & McCormick, Fallon, NV; Rebecca Ann Harold, Fernley, NV; Gordon…