State of Arizona v. State of California et al. (547 U.S. 150)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided March 27, 2006 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 547 U.S. 150 · 126 S. Ct. 1543
- Decided
- March 27, 2006
- Term
- October Term 2005
- Vote
- 9–0
- Issue area
- Interstate Relations
- Disposition
- Stay, petition, or motion granted
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Unspecifiable
Opinion excerpt
CONSOLIDATED DECREE On January 19, 1953, the Court granted the State of Arizona leave to file a bill of complaint against the State of California and seven of its public agencies, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, City of San Diego, and County of San Diego. 344 U. S. 919. The United States and the State of Nevada intervened. 344 U. S. 919 (1953) (intervention by the United States); 347 U. S. 985 (1954) (intervention by Nevada). The State of New Mexico and the State of Utah were joined as parties. 350 U. S. 114, 115 (1955). The Court referred the case to George I. Haight, Esquire, and upon his death to Simon H. Rif kind, Esquire, as Special Master. 347 U. S. 986 (1954); 350 U. S. 812 (1955). On January 16, 1961, the Court received and ordered filed the report of Special Master Rifkind. 364 U. S. 940. On June 3,1963, the Court filed an opinion in the case, 373 U. S. 546, and on March 9, 1964, the Court entered a decree in the case. 376 U. S. 340. On February 28,1966, the Court granted the joint motion of the parties to amend Article VI of the decree, and so amended Article VI to extend the time for submission of lists of present perfected rights. 383 U. S. 268. On January 9,1979, the Court filed an opinion granting the joint motion for…
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