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Judge Mark H. Brain
January 20, 2023 June 18, 2019 July 27, 2016  
July 15, 2016 July 14, 2016 June 28, 2016 January 13, 2016
November 10, 2015 July 28, 2015 July 20, 2015 June 12, 2015
September 19, 2014 March 5, 2014 January 31, 2014 August 20, 2013
July 2, 2013 June 14, 2013 February 6, 2013 October 31, 2012

Judge Eddward P. Ballinger, Jr. (replaced October 2012)

August 22, 2012      
August 24, 2011 September 20, 2010 August 26, 2010 July 7, 2010
June 27, 2010 December 3, 2009 November 16, 2009 September 4, 2009
August 26, 2009 August 24, 2009 July 14, 2009 June 18, 2009
April 29, 2009 March 2, 2009 February 24, 2009 January 9, 2009
October 29, 2008 August 20, 2008 August 12, 2008 March 19, 2008
February 4, 2008 August 13, 2007 October 17, 2007 February 26, 2007
December 8, 2006 September 21, 2006 May 12, 2006 April 7, 2006
December 16, 2005 October 18, 2005 September 26, 2005 September 1, 2005
August 30, 2005 July 19, 2005 July 8, 2005 June 30, 2005
January 20, 2005 November 4, 2004 November 4, 2004 September 20, 2004
September 3, 2004 August 3, 2004 April 6, 2004 February 10, 2004
February 10, 2004 January 20, 2004 September 18, 2003 September 15, 2003
August 15, 2003 June 24, 2003 May 9, 2003 April 1, 2003
March 6, 2003 December 2, 2002 October 8, 2002 August 28, 2002
August 8, 2002 July 16, 2002 June 4, 2002 March 26, 2002

Judge Edward L. Dawson (retired January 2002)

December 31, 2001 November 6, 2001    
August 30, 2001 April 20, 2001 March 1, 2001 August 10, 2000
April 27, 2000 March 31, 2000 January 28, 2000 April 22, 1999

Judge Allen G. Minker (retired December 1998)

November 20, 1998 July 16, 1998    
March 6, 1998 December 12, 1997 September 26, 1997 May 2, 1997
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Superior Court Pretrial Orders

Pretrial Order No. 1 Re: Conduct of Adjudication (April 24, 1987)
Pretrial Order No. 2 Re: Content of HSRs (August 15, 1988)
Modification of Pretrial Orders 1 and 2 (January 27, 1994)
Pretrial Order No. 3 Entitlements (May 25, 1989)
Pretrial Order No. 4 Re: Notification and Correction of Address Changes (July 26, 2000)
Pretrial Order No. 5 Re: New Use Summons (July 26, 2000)
Pretrial Order No. 6 Re: Notice of Hydrographic Survey Reports (July 26, 2000)

Civil No. CV 6417

March 25, 2024 January 29, 2024 November 17, 2023  
October 6, 2023 July 18, 2023 June 26, 2023 March 6, 2023
February 22, 2023 January 23, 2023 August 29, 2017 July 26, 2016

In re State Trust Lands, Contested Case No. CV 6417-100

October 7, 2010      
October 1, 2010 July 17, 2010 April 12, 2010 January 4, 2010
September 21, 2009 September 9, 2009 October 23, 2008 September 28, 2007
December 7, 2006 September 26, 2006 August 8, 2006 June 27, 2006
June 20, 2006 June 12, 2006 May 16, 2006 December 19, 2005
August 11, 2005 June 21, 2005 May 19, 2005 February 9, 2005

In re Proposed Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement, Contested Case No. CV 6417-200

Federal Register Notice November 27, 2006 October 25, 2006 September 6, 2006
August 18, 2006 July 7, 2006 April 7, 2006 March 2, 2006

In re Hopi Tribe Priority, Contested Case No. CV 6417-201

June 10, 2019 March 11, 2019    
February 8, 2018 January 26, 2018 January 5, 2018 November 9, 2017
August 29, 2017 August 18, 2017 July 28, 2017 July 14, 2017
July 6, 2017 September 26, 2016 August 3, 2016 July 26, 2016
April 14, 2016 April 13, 2016 April 11, 2016 February 10, 2016
January 25, 2016 February 18, 2014 December 3, 2013 July 22, 2013
July 18, 2013 April 24, 2013 October 29, 2012 September 24, 2012
June 28, 2012 June 18, 2012 March 12, 2012 February 10, 2012
October 26, 2011 September 13, 2011 September 12, 2011 August 15, 2011
April 21, 2011 January 4, 2011 November 9, 2010 October 15, 2010
May 17, 2010 May 12, 2010 April 26, 2010 February 3, 2010
September 2, 2009 March 19, 2009 January 12, 2009 October 31, 2008
September 8, 2008 June 5, 2008 May 7, 2008 April 18, 2008
In re Hopi Reservation HSR CV6417-203
March 15, 2024      
February 8, 2024 August 22, 2022 March 30, 2022 March 10, 2022
February 23, 2022 December 7, 2021 October 18, 2021 October 18, 2021
September 23, 2021 September 1, 2021 August 4, 2021 May 12, 2021
February 22, 2021 February 16, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021
February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 5, 2021 February 4, 2021
February 4, 2021 February 1, 2021 February 1, 2021 January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021 January 29, 2021 January 29, 2021 January 19, 2021
January 18, 2021 January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021 January 5, 2021 January 5, 2021 January 5, 2021
December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020 December 3, 2020
November 13, 2020 November 12, 2020 November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020 November 2, 2020 October 29, 2020 October 29, 2020
October 28, 2020 October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020 October 21, 2020
October 20, 2020 October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020 October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020 October 12, 2020 October 9, 2020 October 5, 2020
October 5, 2020 October 5, 2020 October 5, 2020 September 28, 2020
September 25, 2020 September 22, 2020 September 16, 2020 September 16, 2020
September 15, 2020 September 16, 2020 September 16, 2020 September 15, 2020
September 8, 2020 August 27, 2020 August 26, 2020 August 20, 2020
August 13, 2020 August 13, 2020 August 6, 2020 July 27, 2020
July 22, 2020 July 10, 2020 July 7, 2020 July 2, 2020
June 29, 2020 June 26, 2020 June 18, 2020 June 18, 2020
June 16, 2020 June 11, 2020 June 9, 2020 June 5, 2020
June 2, 2020 May 29, 2020 May 26, 2020 May 22, 2020
May 14, 2020 May 4, 2020 April 23, 2020 April 15, 2020
April 14, 2020 March 31, 2020 March 18, 2020 March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020 March 9, 2020 March 6, 2020 February 25, 2020
February 11, 2020 January 13, 2020 December 13, 2019 December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019 December 6, 2019 December 4, 2019 November 18, 2019
November 12, 2019 November 5, 2019 November 4, 2019 November 1, 2019
October 28, 2019 October 23, 2019 October 14, 2019 October 10, 2019
September 27, 2019 September 27, 2019 September 10, 2019 August 22, 2019
August 16, 2019 July 17, 2019 June 1, 2019 May 21, 2019
April 26, 2019 April 16, 2019 April 16, 2019 April 4, 2019
March 21, 2019 March 7, 2019 February 1, 2019 January 23, 2019
January 8, 2019 December 31, 2018 December 26, 2018 December 21, 2018
December 20, 2018 December 18, 2018 December 17, 2018 November 19, 2018
November 19, 2018 November 9, 2018 November 8, 2018 November 8, 2018
November 9, 2018 November 8, 2018 November 8, 2018 November 7, 2018
November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018
October 24, 2018 October 24, 2018 October 24, 2018 October 24, 2018
October 22, 2018 October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018
October 15, 2018 October 8, 2018 October 8, 2018 October 8, 2018
October 10, 2018 October 11, 2018 October 2, 2018 October 2, 2018
October 1, 2018 October 1, 2018 October 1, 2018 October 1, 2018
September 28, 2018 September 27, 2018 September 26, 2018 September 24, 2018
September 24, 2018 September 24, 2018 September 24, 2018 September 24, 2018
August 23, 2018 September 5, 2018 August 28, 2018 August 23, 2018
August 22, 2018 August 20, 2018 August 16, 2018 August 16, 2018
August 15, 2018 August 9, 2018 August 8, 2018 August 6, 2018
August 1, 2018 August 1, 2018 July 31, 2018 July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018 July 26, 2018 July 25, 2018 July 19, 2018
July 19, 2018 June 28, 2018 June 20, 2018 June 7, 2018
May 22, 2018 May 8, 2018 May 2, 2018 April 25, 2018
April 11, 2018 March 23, 2018 March 16, 2018 February 23, 2018
February 8, 2018 December 15, 2017 December 14, 2017 December 7, 2017
November 30, 2017 October 13, 2017 September 13, 2017 August 29, 2017
August 24, 2017 August 4, 2017 July 28, 2017 July 14, 2017
July 10, 2017 July 6, 2017 June 26, 2017 May 11, 2017
May 10, 2017 May 3, 2017 May 3, 2017 May 2, 2017
March 30, 2017 March 27, 2017 March 27, 2017 March 23, 2017
March 15, 2017 March 10, 2017 February 16, 2017 January 25, 2017
January 19, 2017 January 6, 2016 December 21, 2016 December 9, 2016
November 21, 2016 November 16, 2016 November 14, 2016 November 10, 2016
November 7, 2016 November 2, 2016 October 11, 2016 September 29, 2016
September 27, 2016 September 21, 2016 September 15, 2016 August 25, 2016
In re Navajo Nation CV6417-300
March 25, 2024 February 14, 2024 January 9, 2024 September 15, 2023
August 31, 2023 August 31, 2023 August 18, 2023 August 11, 2023
August 4, 2023 August 4, 2023 August 1, 2023 August 1, 2023
July 28, 2023 July 28, 2023 July 28, 2023 July 21, 2023
July 18, 2023 July 18, 2023 July 14, 2023 July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023 July 13, 2023 June 30, 2023 June 27, 2023
June 23, 2023 June 22, 2023 June 22, 2023 June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023 June 15, 2023 June 13, 2023 June 13, 2023
June 8, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 May 25, 2023
May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023 May 17, 2023
May 8, 2023 May 5, 2023 May 4, 2023 May 3, 2023
May 2, 2023 May 1, 2023 April 28, 2023 April 26, 2023
April 25, 2023 April 24, 2023 April 21, 2023 April 10, 2023
April 6, 2023 April 3, 2023 March 28, 2023 March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023 March 17, 2023 March 14, 2023 March 10, 2023
March 1, 2023 February 28, 2023 February 15, 2023 January 30, 2023
January 23, 2023 January 20, 2023 January 11, 2023 January 9, 2023
December 13, 2022 November 30, 2022 November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022
November 4, 2022 November 3, 2022 October 26, 2022 October 20, 2022
October 13, 2022 October 4, 2022 October 4, 2022 September 16, 2022
September 13, 2022 August 16, 2022 August 11, 2022 August 4, 2022
August 1, 2022 July 19, 2022 July 18, 2022 July 11, 2022
July 7, 2022 June 29, 2022 June 21, 2022 May 11, 2022
May 10, 2022 May 5, 2022 March 30, 2022 March 25, 2022
March 23, 2022 March 21, 2022 March 10, 2022 March 8, 2022
February 23, 2022 February 17, 2022 February 10, 2022 January 18, 2022
January 4, 2022 November 2, 2021 October 18, 2021 October 7, 2021
October 6, 2021 August 10, 2021 August 4, 2021 July 21, 2021
June 15, 2021 May 27, 2021 March 15, 2021 March 3, 2021
January 21, 2021 December 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 December 3, 2020
December 3, 2020 December 3, 2020 November 2, 2020 November 2, 2020
August 24, 2020 July 17, 2020 May 29, 2020 May 20, 2020
December 13, 2019 August 16, 2019 July 2, 2019 July 2, 2019
May 6, 2019 May 2, 2019 April 16, 2019 February 5, 2019
January 29, 2019 January 8, 2019 January 3, 2019 December 24, 2018
December 21, 2018 November 29, 2018 September 26, 2018 April 24, 2018
March 23, 2018 March 21, 2018 February 23, 2018 September 13, 2017
August 10, 2017 December 28, 2016 December 8, 2016 August 11, 2016
In re Lower Little Colorado River Subwatershed CV6417-400
December 6, 2022 November 9, 2021    
October 6, 2021 September 13, 2021 July 12, 2021 May 28, 2021
December 9, 2020 June 9, 2020 May 11, 2020 April 21, 2020
March 23, 2020 December 5, 2019 May 16, 2019 March 20, 2018

In re Phelps Dodge Corporation (Show Low Lake), Contested Case No. 6417-033-0060

October 21, 2005 September 26, 2005 August 9, 2005 Proposed Order
July 19, 2005 June 30, 2005 May 5, 2005 April 19, 2005
February 16, 2005 December 20, 2004 December 6, 2004 November 9, 2004
October 28, 2004 October 26, 2004 ADWR 120-Day Notice July 15, 2004
March 9, 2004 February 12, 2004 July 24, 2003 March 12, 2003
February 7, 2003 February 4, 2003 December 5, 2002 December 2, 2002

In re Silver Creek Subwatershed, CV6417-33-100

December 6, 2022

In re Fost W. Flake, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-5042

April 17, 2024
March 6, 2024
March 5, 2024

In re Glen and Janet Flake, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-5071

March 29, 2024
February 20, 2024

In re Uno and Marianne E. Kula, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-5591

March 29, 2024
February 20, 2024

In re Lester J. and Marie Petersen, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-5597

February 29, 2024
February 14, 2024
January 9, 2024
December 7, 2023

In re Junior G. Williams et al., Contested Case No. CV6417-33-5612

February 29, 2024
February 15, 2024
January 9, 2024
December 7, 2023

In re Louis A. Petersen, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-5678

February 29, 2024
February 14, 2024
January 9, 2024
December 7, 2023

In re Elbert D. & Gertrude Solomon, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6041

June 6, 2023
April 10, 2023
February 17, 2023
December 5, 2022

In re Arizona Game & Fish Department, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6376

October 25, 2023
July 12, 2023
June 20, 2023
March 9, 2023
October 10, 2022
August 19, 2022

In re Silver Creek Flood Control District, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6678

March 29, 2024
February 20, 2024

In re Vincent F. and Elaine N. Acri, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6757

April 17, 2024
March 5, 2024

In re V.S. and Blanch Peterson, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6771

March 12, 2024
January 16, 2024

In re Dave Fellar's Dump Truck and Service Inc., Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6777

March 29, 2024
February 20, 2024

In re Lakeside Irrigation Company, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6781

December 13, 2022
October 19, 2022
October 6, 2022
August 4, 2022

In re FS - Apache Sitgreaves, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6828

November 8, 2023
August 15, 2023
May 15, 2023
February 17, 2023
October 6, 2022
August 17, 2022

In re Victor S. and Blanch C. Peterson, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6894

March 12, 2024
January 17, 2024

In re Jack G. and Karen Peterson, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6895

March 12, 2024
January 17, 2024

In re Anda P. Crowell, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6896

March 12, 2024
January 16, 2024

In re James E. and Helen O. Doonan, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6897

March 12, 2024
January 11, 2024

In re Virginia P. Stradling, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6898

October 4, 2023
August 15, 2023
June 21, 2023
June 7, 2023
April 11, 2023
March 3, 2023

In re Judy Peterson, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-6899

March 12, 2024
January 30, 2024
January 30, 2024
December 12, 2023

In re Norma Larson Elliot, Contested Case No CV6417-33-6957

April 17, 2024
March 5, 2024

In re Jefferson J. Larson II, Contested -Case No. CV6417-33-6976

April 17, 2024
March 5, 2024

In re Jefferson J. Larson, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-7002

March 9, 2023
January 18, 2023

In re Arizona Game & Fish Department-Pinetop Fish Hatchery, Contested Case No. CV6417-33-7108

January 11, 2024
December 1, 2023
August 4, 2023
July 12, 2023
June 20, 2023
March 9, 2023
October 17, 2022

In re FS-Apache Sitgreaves National Forest – AZ Game & Fish, Contested case No. CV6417-33-7123

March 9, 2023
November 4, 2022

In re Reporting of Diversion Information and Other Objections, Contested Case No. 6417-033-9005R

March 5, 2024
December 7, 2023
April 18, 2023
January 20, 2023
January 17, 2023
December 2, 2022
October 12, 2022
August 23, 2022
August 19, 2022
August 18, 2022
August 17, 2022
August 4, 2022
September 15, 2021
June 8, 2021
May 27, 2021
Memorandum Decision and Appendix (April 20, 1994)
April 20, 2021

Special Procedural Order for Non-Indian Water Rights Settlements

September 28, 2012 April 5, 2012 April 5, 2012 Exhibit A October 6, 2011

Special Master's Non-Case Related Reports and Notices

March 20, 2023 January 17, 2023 December 12, 2019 August 23, 2019
June 4, 2019 March 13, 2019 October 18, 2018 August 9, 2018
July 27, 2018 March 15, 2018 January 24, 2018 August 24, 2017
June 7, 2017 May 18, 2017 March 27, 2017 November 15, 2016
September 20, 2016 April 21, 2016 April 14, 2016 January 13, 2016
September 5, 2012 January 19, 2007 May 18, 2006 January 24, 2006

Little Colorado River Adjudication Settlement Committee

July 31, 2012 June 4, 2012 April 4, 2011  

In re Atkinson's Ltd. of Az. dba Cameron Trading Post, Contested Case No. 6417-34-1

       
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