In Re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River System’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
5 state decisions
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Applies 43 U.S.C. § 666
Relies on Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. · United States v. Mazurie · Williams v. Lee · Montana v. United States · McClanahan v. State Tax Commission of Arizona
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“§ 1-37-110. Supplemental relief Further relief based on a declaratory judgment may be granted. Application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief, If the application is sufficient the court, on reasonable notice, shall require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment to show cause why further relief should not be granted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“When ... it is impossible to determine if the tribal right is being violated because the right itself is in some respect ill-defined, the state engineer should promptly seek clarification from the district court so that appropriate remedial action, if needed, may be undertaken. See Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-37-106 & 1-37-110 (1988).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Water is the lifeblood of Wyoming. It is a scarce resource which must be effectively managed and efficiently used to meet the various demands of society.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Alice A. Platt
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