March 03, 2026
An Arizona federal judge has lifted a stay in a water rights lawsuit following a Ninth Circuit decision finding he prematurely sided with the Gila River Indian Community in a separate but similar suit when landowners appealed a summary judgment order favoring the tribal group.
January 25, 2024
An Arizona federal judge said the U.S. government, San Carlos Apache Tribe and Gila Indian River Community failed to convince him to reverse a decision to deny their summary judgment motions and hit pause on a suit over Gila River water usage.
March 07, 2022
The federal government has urged an Arizona federal judge to shut off and seal 48 water wells to protect unlawful diversions from the Gila River on behalf of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, saying an irrigation district and a well operator in the area are violating a 1935 decree.