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Friday, October 30, 2009
Court Rejects Public Records Lawsuit by Irrigators
Associated Press
SANTA FE — The state Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit by San Juan River irrigators trying to obtain records about a documentary on Navajo water problems.
The court ruled Thursday the San Juan Agricultural Water Users Association did not have authority to sue under the Inspection of Public Records Act because its lawyer — not the group — had filed the records request at issue in the case.
The irrigators sought records from the state Engineer's Office and others about the making of a public television documentary, which they contend was intended to increase public support for a water rights settlement with the Navajo Nation.
The association's lawyer said Friday his client will ask for a rehearing or the state Supreme Court to review the ruling.
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