Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado No. 126, Original

The official docket sheet for this case, as maintained by the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, is available online. The official docket sheet does not contain entries for papers filed directly with the Special Master. The Special Master has prepared the following docket sheet which includes all filings made with or by the Special Master, in ".pdf" format.

 

William J. Kayatta, Jr., Special Master

Pierce Atwood LLP
Merrill's Wharf
254 Commercial Street
Portland, Maine 04101

DateFilingsPDF FileSize
2010-5-3Kansas' Motion for Leave to File Petition, Petition, and Brief in Support2MB
2010-7-1Nebraska's Brief in Response to Kansas' Motion for Leave to File Petition2MB
2010-7-6Colorado's Response to Kansas' Motion for Leave to File Petition204KB
2010-7-20Kansas' Reply on Motion for Leave to File507KB
2011-2-28Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae361KB
2011-4-4Order in Pending Case24KB
2011-4-6Oath of William J. Kayatta, Jr.54KB
2011-4-8Notice of Initial Telephone Conference158KB
2011-4-28Case Management Order No. 1391KB
2011-4-28Case Management Plan1.91MB
2011-4-28Distribution List for Service of Documents and Email Filed with the Special Master121KB
2011-5-4Order Concerning Joint Motion of May 4, 2011, Seeking Suspension of Certain Deadlines81KB
2011-5-4Joint Motion Seeking Suspension of Certain Deadlines104KB
2011-5-5Notice of Filing of Official Transcript of Telephone Conference With Counsel held on April 22, 201151KB
2011-5-5Notice of Status Conference and Hearing77KB
2011-5-10Kansas' Petition9.3MB
2011-5-11Kansas' Objections and Comments on Case Management Order No. 1 and Case Management Plan94KB
2011-5-11Nebraska's Objections to Case Management Order No. 1 and the Case Management Plan1.87MB
2011-5-11Colorado's Statement Regarding Case Management Order and Case Management Plan 712KB
2011-5-17Order on Objections to Case Management Order No. 1 and the Case Management Plan 176KB
2011-5-31Motion for Leave to File Counterclaims of the State of Nebraska615KB
2011-5-31Brief in Support of Motion for Leave to File Counterclaims of the State of Nebraska1.01MB
2011-5-31Answer and Counterclaims of the State of Nebraska947KB
2011-5-31Answer of the State of Colorado103KB
2011-5-31United States' Statement of Participation495KB
2011-6-3Certificate of Service for Kansas' First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production to the State of Nebraska44KB
2011-6-10Certificate of Service for Nebraska's First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production to all parties62KB
2011-6-15Nebraska's Brief Identifying Size of Allocation Exceedance576KB
2011-6-15Nebraska's Brief Concerning Changes to RRCA Accounting Procedures2.09MB
2011-6-15Colorado's Position on Findings that Would be Required for the Court to Order a Change to the RRCA Accounting Procedures102KB
2011-6-15Colorado's Letter to Special Master Stating Colorado's Position Regarding Size of Nebraska's Exceedance of its Allocations in 2005 and 2006100KB
2011-6-15Kansas' Brief re Amount of Nebraska's Exceedance2.10MB
2011-6-15Kansas' Brief re Changes to the Accounting Procedures221KB
2011-6-15Kansas' Description of Proposed Discovery from Non-Parties re Nebraska Profits80KB
2011-6-23Nebraska's Notice of Need for Additional Time to Respond to Kansas' First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production519KB
2011-6-23Certificate of Service for Nebraska's Initial Objections to Kansas' First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production795KB
2011-6-24Notice of Telephone Conference to be held on June 27, 201196KB
2011-6-27Letter of United States re non-participation in telephone conference scheduled for June 27, 201182KB
2011-6-29Answer of the State of Colorado to the State of Nebraska's Counterclaims88KB
2011-6-30State of Nebraska's Objection in Part to United States' Statement of Participation946KB
2011-6-30Kansas' Opposition to Nebraska's Motion for Leave to File Counterclaims445KB
2011-6-30Certificate of Service for Kansas' Initial Objections to Nebraska's First Set of Requests for Production19KB
2011-6-30Order on Nebraska's Notice of Need for Additional Time to Respond to Kansas' First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production, and Report of June 27, 2011, Telephone Conference460KB
2011-7-5Certificate of Service for Nebraska's Final Objections to Kansas' First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production243KB
2011-7-6Notice of Filing of Official Transcript of Telephone Conference With Counsel held on June 27, 201153KB
2011-7-7State of Nebraska's Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to File Counterclaims493KB
2011-7-8State of Nebraska's Response to State of Kansas' Brief Re Changes to the Accounting Procedures436KB
2011-7-8State of Nebraska's Response to State of Kansas' Brief Re Amount of Nebraska's Exceedance364KB
2011-7-8State of Colorado's Reply to State of Kansas' Brief Re Changes to the Accounting Procedures and State of Nebraska's Brief Concerning Changes to RRCA Accounting Procedures100KB
2011-7-8Kansas' Reply Brief Re Amount of Nebraska's Exceedance566KB
2011-7-8Kansas' Reply Brief Re Changes to the Accounting Procedures346KB
2011-7-11Kansas' Certificate of Service for Response to Nebraska's First Set of Requests for Admission, Kansas' Second Set of Objections to Nebraska's First Set of Requests for Production and Kansas' Objections to Nebraska's First Set of Interrogatories34KB
2011-7-15First Joint Status Report429KB
2011-7-15Kansas' Certificate of Service for Second Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production to the State of Nebraska524KB
2011-7-18Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Answers to Kansas' First Set of Interrogatories170KB
2011-7-21Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Initial Response to Kansas' First Set of Requests for Production236KB
2011-7-23Kansas' Post-Conference Submittal138KB
2011-7-25Answer and Amended Counterclaims and Cross-Claim of the State of Nebraska670KB
2011-7-25Kansas' Certificate of Service for Answers to Nebraska's First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production1.01MB
2011-7-26Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Second Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production (First Set Addressing RRCA Accounting Procedure Changes) to all parties250KB
2011-7-28Order Concerning the Time Within Which Kansas and Colorado Need Respond to the Amended Counterclaims and Cross-Claim of Nebraska26KB
2011-8-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for First Supplemental Response to Kansas' First Set of Requests for Production249KB
2011-8-3Transcript of Initial Telephone Conference held on April 22, 201123.98MB
2011-8-4Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Initial Objections to Kansas' Second Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production250KB
2011-8-5Certificate of Service for State of Kansas' Subpoena to Produce Documents to Lower Republican Natural Resources District38KB
2011-8-5Certificate of Service for State of Kansas' Subpoena to Produce Documents to Tri-Basin Natural Resources District34KB
2011-8-5Certificate of Service for State of Kansas' Subpoena to Produce Documents to Middle Republican Natural Resources District34KB
2011-8-5Certificate of Service for State of Kansas' Subpoena to Produce Documents to Upper Republican Natural Resources District35KB
2011-8-8Answer of the State of Colorado to the State of Nebraska's Amended Counterclaims and Cross-Claim101KB
2011-8-8Kansas' Answer to Nebraska's Amended Counterclaims302KB
2011-8-9Case Management Order No. 2141KB
2011-8-9Case Management Order No. 2 [Corrected]141KB
2011-8-15Certificate of Service for Nebraska's Final Objections to Kansas' Second Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production251KB
2011-8-19Second Joint Status Report823KB
2011-8-19Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District256KB
2011-8-19Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Second Supplemental Response to Kansas' First Set of Requests for Production264KB
2011-8-25Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's (Consolidated) Objections to Kansas' Requests for Production to the Republican River Natural Resources Districts200KB
2011-8-29Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Answers to Kansas' Second Set of Interrogatories266KB
2011-8-29Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production to the State of Colorado243KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for State of Colorado's First Set of Discovery Requests Directed to the State of Nebraska57KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the Kansas State Farm Service Agency332KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Kansas Office331KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Nebraska Office309KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Inc.244KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Services Agency, Nebraska State Office331KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for State of Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc.261KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for Kansas' Objections to Nebraska's Second Set of Requests for Production41KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for Kansas' Objections to Nebraska's Second Set of Interrogatories32KB
2011-9-1Certificate of Service for Kansas' First Interrogatory and Request for Production to the State of Colorado38KB
2011-9-1State of Kansas' and Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Subpoena to Produce Documents to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency54KB
2011-9-1State of Kansas' and Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Subpoena to Produce Documents to United States Bureau of Reclamation52KB
2011-9-1Kansas' Certificate of Service for Response to Nebraska's Second Set of Requests for Admission46KB
2011-9-9Certificate of Service for Kansas' Answers to Nebraska's Second Set of Interrogatories32KB
2011-9-12Certificate of Service for Nebraska's Response to Kansas' Second Set of Requests for Production182KB
2011-9-16Third Joint Status Report548KB
2011-9-16Stipulation of the States Concerning Accounting of Overuse by Nebraska467KB
2011-9-16State of Nebraska's Brief Identifying Potential Need to Proffer Parol Evidence532KB
2011-9-16Kansas' Statement on Evidence of Negotiations63KB
2011-9-19Colorado's Certificate of Service for Initial Objections to State of Nebraska's First Set of Requests for Production57KB
2011-9-19Colorado's Certificate of Service for Initial Objections to State of Kansas' First Set of Requests for Production57KB
2011-9-19Nebraska's Certificate of Service for (Consolidated) Response to Kansas' Requests for Production to the Republican River Natural Resources Districts244KB
2011-9-21Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Objections to Colorado's First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production253KB
2011-9-26Kansas' Certificate of Service for Response to Nebraska's Second Set of Requests for Production36KB
2011-9-28Colorado's Certificate of Service for Objections to Kansas' Interrogatory and Response to Request for Production 49KB
2011-9-28Colorado's Certificate of Service for Objections to Nebraska's First Set of Interrogatories and Responses to Requests for Admission and Requests for Production49KB
2011-10-6Kansas' Unopposed Motion to Adjust Deadlines in Conformance with CMO No. 2104KB
2011-10-13Colorado's Certificate of Service for Response to Nebraska's First Set of Interrogatories48KB
2011-10-13Email from Kevin Spelts to William J. Kayatta, Jr.100KB
2011-10-13Colorado's Certificate of Service for Response to Kansas' Interrogatory39KB
2011-10-13Colorado's Certificate of Service for Response to Nebraska's First Set of Interrogatories 48KB
2011-10-14Case Management Order No. 374KB
2011-10-14Case Management Plan No. 2814KB
2011-10-17Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Answers to Colorado's First Request for Admission and Interrogatories181KB
2011-10-21Fourth Joint Status Report71KB
2011-10-21Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. James Schneider and Subpoena Duces Tecum50KB
2011-10-21Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. Ann Bleed and Subpoena Duces Tecum54KB
2011-10-21Kansas' Certficate of Service for Notice of Deposition of John Thorburn and Subpoena Duces Tecum53KB
2011-10-21Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Mike Clements and Subpoena Duces Tecum54KB
2011-10-21Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. Jasper Fanning and Subpoena Duces Tecum54KB
2011-10-21Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Daniel L. Smith and Subpoena Duces Tecum51KB
2011-10-25Order on Pro Se Request Concerning Filing and Dissemination of Ex Parte Submission205KB
2011-10-28Certificate of Service for Colorado's Response to Kansas' Request for Production 716KB
2011-10-28Certificate of Service for Colorado's Response to Nebraska's First Set of Requests for Production611KB
2011-10-28Certificate of Service for the United States' Responses to Nebraska's Subpoenas to Produce Documents and for United States' Responses to Kansas' Subpoenas to Produce Documents227KB
2011-10-28Certificate of Service for Kansas' Notice of Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District Production 33KB
2011-10-31Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Responses to Colorado's First Set of Requests for Production264KB
2011-10-31Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Third Supplemental Response to Kansas' First and Second Sets of Requests for Production101KB
2011-11-9Order Unsealing and Lifting the Protective Order Restricting the Distribution of Ex Parte Submission103KB
2011-11-18Kansas' Certificate of Service for Initial Disclosure of Expert Testimony44KB
2011-11-18Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Initial Disclosure of Expert Testimony246KB
2011-11-18Fifth Joint Status Report217KB
2011-12-9Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Aaron Thompson and Subpoena Duces Tecum202KB
2011-12-16Sixth Joint Status Report76KB
2012-1-11Transcript of Telephone Conference of June 27, 2011126KB
2012-1-11Transcript of Status Conference Hearing of July 18, 20114.42MB
2012-1-12Kansas' Unopposed Motion to Add and Adjust Deadlines in Conformance with CMP No. 290KB
2012-1-19Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of David Barfield and Subpoena Duces Tecum260KB
2012-1-19Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Kenny Nelson and Subpoena Duces Tecum259KB
2012-1-20Seventh Joint Status Report80KB
2012-1-23Kansas' Certificate of Service of Notice of Deposition of Brian P. Dunnigan and Subpoena Duces Tecum37KB
2012-1-23Kansas' Certificate of Service of Notice of Deposition of Dr. James C. Schneider and Subpoena Duces Tecum40KB
2012-1-25Notice of Telephone Conference to be held on January 31, 201229KB
2012-1-29Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Cancellation of Deposition of Brian P. Dunnigan38KB
2012-2-1Case Management Order No. 453KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Mr. Samuel L. Perkins and Subpoena Duces Tecum254KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. Joel R. Hamilton and Subpoena Duces Tecum254KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. Norman L. Klocke and Subpoena Duces Tecum192KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Mr. Dale E. Book and Subpoena Duces Tecum257KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Mr. Scott Ross and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Mr. Steven P. Larson and Subpoena Duces Tecum195KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Mr. David L. Pope and Subpoena Duces Tecum252KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. M. Henry Robison and Subpoena Duces Tecum258KB
2012-2-2Nebraska's Notice of Amendment to Appendix A of Case Management Plan No. 2488KB
2012-2-6Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. Lee Wilson and Subpoena Duces Tecum37KB
2012-2-6Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Roger Patterson and Subpoena Duces Tecum41KB
2012-2-8Notice of Telephone Conference to be held on April 24, 201227KB
2012-2-8Appendix A (as amended) to Case Management Plan52KB
2012-2-17Eighth Joint Status Report1.63MB
2012-2-22Notice of Filing of Official Transcript of Telephone Conference With Counsel held on January 31, 201223KB
2012-2-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Revised Notice of Deposition of Mr. Scott Ross and Subpoena Duces Tecum250KB
2012-2-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Revised Notice of Deposition of Mr. Samuel L. Perkins and Subpoena Duces Tecum243KB
2012-2-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Revised Notice of Deposition of Mr. David L. Pope and Subpoena Duces Tecum244KB
2012-2-26Email to Special Master re Discovery Dispute (attachments not included)132KB
2012-2-27Notice of Telephone Conference to be held on February 29, 201227KB
2012-2-29Notice of Telephone Conference to be held on March 23, 201226KB
2012-3-6Notice of Filing of Official Transcript of Telephone Conference With Counsel held on February 29, 201251KB
2012-3-6Colorado's Notice of Amendment to Appendix A of Case Management Plan No. 21.21MB
2012-3-6Substitution of Counsel for State of Colorado970KB
2012-3-6Appendix A (as amended) to Case Management Plan53KB
2012-3-8Kansas' Motion to Compel and Brief in Support1007KB
2012-3-15Colorado's Response to Kansas' Motion to Compel4.08MB
2012-3-15Nebraska's Response to Kansas' Motion to Compel and Brief in Support3.13MB
2012-3-16Ninth Joint Status Report96KB
2012-3-20Kansas' Reply to Nebraska's and Colorado's Responses to Kansas' Motion to Compel312KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. Willem A. Schreuder and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dale E. Book and Subpoena Duces Tecum262KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Brad Edgerton and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of James E. Slattery and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dick Wolfe and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of L. Michael Brzon and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Steven P. Larson and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-3-22Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Marvin Swanda and Subpoena Duces Tecum261KB
2012-3-29Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. James C. Schneider and Subpoena Duces Tecum40KB
2012-3-29Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Thomas E. Riley, P.E. and Subpoena Duces Tecum40KB
2012-3-29Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Brian P. Dunnigan and Subpoena Duces Tecum40KB
2012-3-29Kansas' Certificate of Service for Notice of Deposition of Dr. David Sunding and Subpoena Duces Tecum40KB
2012-3-30Kansas' List of Authorities re Willfulness and Remedies172KB
2012-3-30Nebraska's Amended Notice of Deposition of Marvin Swanda and Subpoena Duces Tecum344KB
2012-4-2Nebraska's Notice of Supplemental Information on Kansas' Motion to Compel3.53MB
2012-4-6Notice of Filing of Official Transcript of Telephone Conference With Counsel held on March 23, 201251KB
2012-4-6Nebraska's Response to Kansas' List of Authorities re Willfulness and Remedies668KB
2012-4-6Colorado's Response to Kansas' List of Authorities re Willfulness and Remedies92KB
2012-4-9Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Withdrawal of Notice of Deposition of Dr. Willem A. Schreuder and Subpoena Duces Tecum26KB
2012-4-9Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Withdrawal of Notice of Deposition of James E. Slattery and Subpoena Duces Tecum26KB
2012-4-9Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Withdrawal of Notice of Deposition of Dick Wolfe and Subpoena Duces Tecum26KB
2012-4-12United States' Certificate of Service for Supplemental Response to Nebraska's Subpoena to Produce Documents Issued to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation110KB
2012-4-17Kansas' Confidentiality Designation of Portions of the April 3, 2012 Deposition of L. Michael Brzon222KB
2012-4-18Colorado's Summary of Dispositive Motions91KB
2012-4-18Kansas' Summary of Intended Dispositive Motions220KB
2012-4-20Nebraska's Motion In Limine and Brief in Support to Preclude Trial Testimony, or in the Alternative, to Depose Witnesses Out of Time511KB
2012-4-20Tenth Joint Status Report317KB
2012-4-23Order on Kansas' Motion to Compel1.01MB
2012-4-26Case Management Order No. 5733KB
2012-4-26Order Concerning Nebraska's Motion In Limine to Preclude Trial Testimony, or in the Alternative, to Depose Witnesses Out of Time83KB
2012-4-30Notice of Filing of Official Transcript of Telephone Conference With Counsel held on April 24, 201251KB
2012-5-3Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Supplemental Amended Notice of Deposition of Marvin Swanda and Subpoena Duces Tecum400KB
2012-5-3Nebraska's Certificate of Service for Supplemental Notice of Deposition of Aaron Thompson and Subpoena Duces Tecum399KB
2012-5-7Kansas' Objection/Request for Confirmation and Modification of CMO No. 5228KB
2012-5-9Notice of Telephone Conference to be held on July 31, 201297KB
2012-5-14Notice of Telephone Conference to be held on May 16, 2012121KB
2012-5-15Kansas' Motion for an Order Holding Nebraska in Contempt and Brief in Support929KB
2012-5-15Kansas' Motion for Summary Judgment on Nebraska's Accounting Procedure Changes and Brief in Support570KB
2012-5-15Kansas' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Issues Related to the Amount of Nebraska's Violation and Brief in Support1.17MB
2012-5-15Colorado's Motion to Dismiss14.19MB
2012-5-16Colorado's and Nebraska's Notice of Stipulation and Request for Status Conference952KB