The Klamath Tribes filed a motion Nov. 19 in Klamath County Circuit Court seeking to amend their petition to overturn what they call illegal orders that removed the longtime administrative law judge overseeing the Klamath Basin Adjudication (KBA). Tribal leaders say the judge’s removal followed a secret agreement between Oregon’s Office of Administrative Hearings and Upper Klamath Basin water users. In August, Chief Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Rhoades replaced Joe Allen, who had presided over the KBA for years. The Tribes say the move ignored two prior rulings — in November 2024 and March 2025 — that rejected challenges to Allen by the Upper Basin Irrigators and affirmed he should remain on the case.