(IN EQUITY NO. C-125) United States of America v. Walker River Irrigation

  1. October 12, 2016

    Staying On Water Rights Suit, Judge Axes Project Challenge

    A federal judge on Wednesday squashed a challenge to a habitat restoration project along Nevada's Walker River after declining to recuse himself from the 92-year-old lawsuit over tribal water rights.

  2. August 29, 2016

    Bias Claims In Water Rights Suit Are For 9th Circ., Court Told

    An irrigation district on Friday challenged the federal government's request to recuse the latest Nevada federal judge to oversee a long-running lawsuit to establish water rights to serve the Walker River Paiute tribe's reservation, arguing the matter should be resolved by the Ninth Circuit.

  3. August 24, 2016

    Panel Wants Bias Claims Axed In Tribal Water Rights Suit

    A board that administers water rights in a Nevada river argued in a court filing Tuesday that the federal government waited too long to seek to recuse an allegedly biased federal judge overseeing its 92-year-long lawsuit to establish water rights to serve the Walker River Paiute tribe's reservation.

  4. August 09, 2016

    Feds Look To Remove 'Biased' Judge From Water Rights Suit

    The federal government moved to recuse the latest Nevada federal judge to oversee its 92-year-long lawsuit to establish water rights to serve the Walker River Paiute tribe's reservation, arguing on Tuesday that he has a personal bias against the United States.

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