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SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA En Banc IN RE ) ) THE GENERAL ADJUDICATION OF ALL ) RIGHTS TO USE WATER IN THE GILA ) RIVER SYSTEM AND SOURCE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) _________________________________ )

Arizona Supreme Court Nos. WC-07-0001-IR and WC-07-0003-IR Maricopa County Superior Court Nos. W-1, W-2, W-3, W-4 (Consolidated) (Contested Case No. W1-207) O P I N I O N

Interlocutory Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County The Honorable Eddward P. Ballinger, Jr., Judge AFFIRMED ________________________________________________________________ LAW OFFICE OF DOUGLAS C. NELSON, P.C. Phoenix By Douglas C. Nelson Attorney for Lower Gila Water Users, Town of Gila Bend, Arlington Canal Company, Enterprise Ranch, Paloma Irrigation & Drainage District and Various Individuals THE SPARKS LAW FIRM, P.C. Scottsdale By Joe P. Sparks Laurel A. Herrmann Attorneys for the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Tonto Apache Tribe MONTGOMERY & INTERPRETER, P.L.C. By Susan B. Montgomery Robyn L. Interpreter Attorneys for Yavapai-Apache Nation GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY By Jennifer K. Giff Rodney B. Lewis Timothy L. Pierson Phoenix

Sacaton

Ruth E. Koester Ann Marie Chischilly John T. Hestand And AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD, L.L.P. By Donald R. Pongrace Attorneys for Gila River Indian Community

Chandler

Washington, DC

SALMON, LEWIS & WELDON, P.L.C. Phoenix By John B. Weldon, Jr. Lisa M. McKnight M. Byron Lewis Attorneys for Salt River Project, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, and Salt River Valley Water Users Association SALMON, LEWIS & WELDON, P.L.C. Phoenix By Riney B. Salmon, II Attorneys for the San Carlos Irrigation & Drainage District SALMON, LEWIS & WELDON, P.L.C. Phoenix By Mark A. McGinnis Attorneys for Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage District, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, and Central Arizona Irrigation and Drainage District ENGELMAN BERGER, P.C. By William H. Anger And CRAIG D. TINDALL, GLENDALE CITY ATTORNEY Glendale By Kent Russell Romney, Assistant City Attorney Attorneys for City of Chandler, City of Glendale, City of Scottsdale, and City of Mesa BROWN & BROWN LAW OFFICES, P.C. By David A. Brown Attorneys for Franklin Irrigation District LAW OFFICE OF L. ANTHONY FINES, P.C. By L. Anthony Fines Attorney for Gila Valley Irrigation District Saint Johns Phoenix

Tucson

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RYLEY CARLOCK & APPLEWHITE PA Phoenix By Cynthia M. Chandley John C. Lemaster L. William Staudenmaier, III Rhett A. Billingsley Sean T. Hood Attorneys for Freeport-McMoRan Corporation and Roosevelt Water Conservation District UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By John L. Smeltzer F. Patrick Barry Attorneys for United States of America NAVAJO NATION DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By Stanley M. Pollack And MCELROY MEYER WALKER & CONDON PC By Scott McElroy Alice E. Walker Attorneys for the Navajo Nation MAGUIRE & PEARCE, P.L.L.C. By Michael J. Pearce Attorneys for ASARCO LLC MOYES SELLERS & SIMS LTD By Steven L. Wene Attorneys for City of Safford CURTIS, GOODWIN, SULLIVAN, UDALL & SCHWAB, P.L.C. By William P. Sullivan Attorneys for Town of Gilbert BROENING, OBERG, WOODS & WILSON, P.C. By Marilyn D. Cage Attorneys for City of Goodyear STEPHEN M. KEMP, PEORIA CITY ATTORNEY By Stephen J. Burg Attorneys for City of Peoria GARY VERBURG, PHOENIX CITY ATTORNEY By M. James Callahan, Assistant City Attorney Attorneys for City of Phoenix
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Washington, DC

Window Rock

Boulder, CO

Phoenix

Phoenix

Phoenix

Phoenix

Peoria

Phoenix

ANDREW B. CHING, TEMPE CITY ATTORNEY Tempe By Charlotte Benson Attorneys for City of Tempe ________________________________________________________________ P E L A N D E R, Justice

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