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Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District et al

  1. July 17, 2019

    Feds Fight Denial Of Standing In Calif. Tribe Water Dispute

    The federal government has told a California federal court that the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is directly injured by the overuse of water in the Coachella Valley and thus both the tribe and the U.S. government have standing in a water rights dispute.

  2. April 22, 2019

    Calif. Tribe Can't Show Harm By Water Agencies, Judge Says

    A California federal judge has tossed a bid by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to define the quantity and quality of water it’s entitled to in the Coachella Valley, saying the tribe lacked standing against two state water agencies because it hadn’t shown it didn’t get the water needed for its reservation.

  3. November 21, 2017

    Tribe Entitled To Water Quantity, Not Quality, Agency Says

    A California water agency on Monday pushed back against efforts by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to land a quick win in the tribe's suit over the quantity and quality of groundwater the tribe is entitled to on its reservation, telling a California federal court that while the tribe has rights under state law, it lacks a federal reserved right to water quality standards.

  4. October 23, 2017

    Feds, Tribe Fight Calif. Agencies Over Water Quality, Quantity

    The federal government and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians swapped arguments Friday in federal court with two California water agencies over the amount and quality of groundwater the tribe is entitled to on its California reservation, as the agencies pursue U.S. Supreme Court petitions claiming the tribe doesn't have a federal groundwater right at all.

  5. June 08, 2017

    Calif. Judge Says Tribe's Water Suit Can Go To Next Stage

    A California federal judge has allowed a suit from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians over groundwater rights against two water agencies to move forward, lifting a stay on the litigation despite the agencies' appeal of a ruling in the first stage of the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  6. May 22, 2017

    California Tribe Wants Stay Lifted In Water Rights Suit

    The Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians on Friday pressed a California federal court to lift a stay in the tribe's suit over groundwater rights against two water agencies, saying that the agencies stand little chance of having a recent Ninth Circuit ruling in the tribe's favor reconsidered and reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  7. May 15, 2017

    Calif. Water District Fights To Keep Stay In Tribal Case

    The Coachella Valley Water District asked a California federal court Monday to deny the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' motion to lift the stay in a battle over groundwater rights.

  8. June 29, 2016

    Native American Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016

    Federal courts will weigh several cases with important implications for Native American law practitioners over the next six months, including a closely watched battle over the Washington Redskins' controversial trademarks, a water rights battle in California, and dueling suits from the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Sunshine State over their gambling deal. Here are the cases lawyers say they'll be keeping a close eye on for the rest of 2016.

  9. February 25, 2016

    Water Districts' Defenses Cut From Tribe's Groundwater Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted partial summary judgment to the federal government and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in a battle over groundwater rights in the Coachella Valley, ruling that two California water agencies couldn't assert equitable defenses against the tribe's declaratory relief claims.

  10. January 05, 2016

    Calif. Agencies Say Water Use Muddies Feds', Tribe's Claims

    Two California water agencies told a federal court Monday that the federal government's and a Native American tribe's use of water bought from the agencies undercuts claims that the agencies interfered with their reserved water rights.

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