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Attorney General
Raúl Torrez
Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado
Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, No. 141 Original
(Rio Grande Compact Litigation)
The state of Texas filed a lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court against the states of New Mexico and Colorado alleging that New Mexico is violating the Rio Grande Compact, which governs the distribution of Rio Grande water among the three states. New Mexico denies this allegation and Attorney General Balderas has mounted a strong defense of New Mexico. To read and download the pleadings filed in the case before the Court, click on links below.
In November 2014, the High Court referred the case to a Special Master, A. Gregory Grimsal. To download the pleadings and the other case documents in this phase of the case, click on the Special Master Docket link below.
Dockets
United States Supreme Court Docket
Special Master Docket
Special Master Docket Documents not listed 55-61
55 Amicus - Albuquerque BernCo WUA
56 Amicus - New Mexico State University
57 Amicus - City of Las Cruces
58 Amicus - NM Pecan Growers
59 CO Interim Report to Special Master
60 Interim Report of the Special Master Department of Justice
61 State of New Mexico Interim Report
Documents
2013.01.08 - Motion-complaint-brief.pdf
2013.03.11 - Colorado Brief in Opposition.pdf
2013.03.11 - EPCWID1 amicus on mtn for leave.pdf
2013.03.11 - HudspethTX v NM amicus.pdf
2013.03.11 - Las Cruces' Amicus brief Opposing Texas' Motion for Leave.pdf
2013.03.11 - NM Brief IOT TX Mtn4Leave to File Complaint.pdf
2013.03.22 - Texas Reply Brief.pdf
2013.10.09 - Supreme Court Docket.pdf
2013.12.00 - CO Supp. Brief in Opposition.pdf
2013.12.10 - US Brief as Amicus.pdf
2013.12.30 - NM Mtn2File Suppl Brief IRT US.pdf
2013.12.31 - CO Supp. Brief in Opposition.pdf
2013.12.31 - NM Mtn2File Suppl Brief IRT US.pdf
2014.01.27 - Order Granting Mtn4Leave to File Complaint.pdf
2014.02.27 - US Mtn to Intervene.pdf
2014.03.06 - COS - NM Application for Extension.pdf
2014.03.06 - NM Application for Extension.pdf
2014.03.06 - Texas Response in Support of US Motion to Intervene.pdf
2014.04.30 - NM MTN to Dismiss.pdf
2014.06.00 - EPCWID Amicus Brief IOT NM Mtn2Dismiss.pdf
2014.06.13 - TX Objection to Lodging of NM Docs.pdf
2014.06.16 - El Paso Amicus Brief IOT NM Mtn2Dismiss.pdf
2014.06.16 - El Paso lodging letter.pdf
2014.06.16 - EPCWID Amicus Brief IOT NM Mtn2Dismiss.pdf
2014.06.16 - Hudspeth Amicus Brief IOT NM Mtn2Dismiss.pdf
2014.06.16 - Texas Resp to Mtn2Dismiss.pdf
2014.06.16 - US Resp to NM Mtn2Dismiss.pdf
2014.06.17 - TX Objection to Lodging of NM Docs.pdf
2014.07.01 - NM Reply to Rsp to Mtn4Dismiss.pdf
2014.12.03 - EBID Mtn. to Intervene.pdf
2014.12.08 - NM Application for Extension w COS.pdf
2014.12.09 - Tx App for Ext time Resp EBID.pdf
2015.01.29 - CO resp EBID mtn to intervene.pdf
2015.01.29 - NM RESP in OPP. EBID MTN INTERVENE.pdf
2015.01.29 - Texas Opp to EBID Motion to Intervene.pdf
2015.02.02 - EBID Req More Time.PDF
2015.03.20 - EBID MTN INTRVNE- REPLY.pdf
2015.04.22 - EPCWID On Motion for Leave to Intervene.pdf
2015.05.26 - CO App for Time re Fee response.pdf
2015.06.10 - CO Resp EPCWID No 1 mtn to intervene.pdf
2015.06.10 - NM OPP 2 EP1 MTN INTRVNE.pdf
2015.06.10 - Texas Opp to EP#1 Motion to Intervene.pdf