Citation of Supplemental Authority Case No. 02CW38

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J*% a DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 4 MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A ? Montrose, CO 81401-3146 C ? CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR WATER r ? ? RIGHTS OF UPPER GUNNISON WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT 1N GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO ? COURT USE ONLY ? Attorneys for tlie State of Colorado: Case No. 02CW38 JOHN W. SUTHERS, Attorney General SUSAN J. SCHNEIDER, Assistant Attorney General Div. /Crtrm. Attorney Reg. No. 19961 * 1525 Sherman Street, Sth Floor Denver, CO 80203 Telephone: (303) 866-5046 *Counsel of Record CITATION TO SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY The Colorado Water Conservation Board (the "CWCB" ), through the Attorney General for the State of Colorado, hereby submits the following Citation of Supplemental Authority pursuant to Rule 280),C.A.R. (2004). Under C.A.R. 280), if pertinent new authority comes to a party's attention after the party's brief has been filed, a party may promptly advise the court by notice, with a copy to all parties, setting forth the citation. The notice must state without argument the issue to which the supplemental citation pertains. The supplemental authority provided pertains to the "law of the case" doctrine. Prior relevant rulings made by the trial court in the same case are generally to be followed, but the law of the case as established by trial court rulings is not binding if it results in error. People v. Rovbal, 672 P.2d 1403 (Colo. 1983). Courts considering whether or not to review one of their own cases are reminded that the law of the case doctrine neither requires nor encourages courts to support erroneous judgments. Giampgpa v. American Familv Mut. Ins. Co., 64 P.3d 230,242 (Colo. 2003). Respectfully submitted this 22"a day of June, 2005.