NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL v. KEMPTHORNE

Case No. 1:05-cv-01207 LJO-GSA.

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., Defendants. SAN LUIS & DELTA MENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY; et al., Defendant-Intervenors. ANDERSON-COTTONWOOD IRRIGATION DISTRICT; et al., Joined Parties.

United States District Court, E.D. California.

April 22, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Natural Resources Defense Council, Plaintiff, represented by Anthony J. LoPresti, Altschuler Berzon, LLP, Barbara Jane Chisholm, Altshulter Berzon LLP, Deborah S. Reames, Earthjustice, George Torgun, San Francisco Baykeeper, Hamilton Candee, Altshuler Berzon, Katherine Scott Poole, Natural Resources Defense Council, Michael Ramsey Sherwood, Earthjustice, Tamara T. Zakim, Earthjustice & Trent William Orr, Earthjustice.

Baykeeper & Its Deltakeeper Chapter, Plaintiff, represented by Deborah S. Reames, Earthjustice, George Torgun, San Francisco Baykeeper, Barbara Jane Chisholm, Altshulter Berzon LLP, Hamilton Candee, Altshuler Berzon, Katherine Scott Poole, Natural Resources Defense Council, Michael Ramsey Sherwood, Earthjustice & Trent William Orr, Earthjustice.

Friends of the River, Plaintiff, represented by Deborah S. Reames, Earthjustice, George Torgun, San Francisco Baykeeper, Barbara Jane Chisholm, Altshulter Berzon LLP, Hamilton Candee, Altshuler Berzon, Katherine Scott Poole, Natural Resources Defense Council, Michael Ramsey Sherwood, Earthjustice, Tamara T. Zakim, Earthjustice & Trent William Orr, Earthjustice.

Bay Institute, Plaintiff, represented by Deborah S. Reames, Earthjustice, George Torgun, San Francisco Baykeeper, Barbara Jane Chisholm, Altshulter Berzon LLP, Hamilton Candee, Altshuler Berzon, Katherine Scott Poole, Natural Resources Defense Council, Michael Ramsey Sherwood, Earthjustice, Tamara T. Zakim, Earthjustice & Trent William Orr, Earthjustice.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Plaintiff, represented by Edgar B Washburn.

Gale A. Norton, Defendant, represented by Bradley H. Oliphant, US Department Of Justice, Env. & Natural Resources Division & James A Maysonett, Department of Justice.

Steven A Williams, Defendant, represented by Bradley H. Oliphant, US Department Of Justice, Env. & Natural Resources Division & James A Maysonett, Department of Justice.

Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Dustin Charles Cooper, Minasian Meith Soares Sexton & Cooper, LLP, Jeffrey A Meith, Minasian Spruance Meith Soares and Sexton, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Banta-Carbona Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Jeanne M. Zolezzi, Herum Crabtree.

Byron Bethany Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Daniel Kelly, Somach, Simmons & Dunn.

Carter Mutual Water Company, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Coelho Family Trust, Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard & Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard.

Conaway Conservancy Group, Defendant, represented by Scott A. Morris, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard & William Thomas Chisum, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard.

Del Puerto Water District, Defendant, represented by Scott Kendall Kuney, The Law Offices Of Young Wooldridge.

Eagle Field Water District, Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard & Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard.

Fresno Slough Water District, Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard & Mark A. Blum, Henry, Logoluso & Blum.

Howald Farms, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

James Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Scott Kendall Kuney, The Law Offices Of Young Wooldridge.

Maxwell Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Mercy Springs Water District, Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard & Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard.

Meridian Farms Water Company, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Oji Brothers Farm, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Oji Family Partnership, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Oro Loma Water District, Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard & Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard.

Pacific Realty Associates, LP, Defendant, represented by Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Dustin Charles Cooper, Minasian Meith Soares Sexton & Cooper, LLP, Jeffrey A Meith, Minasian Spruance Meith Soares and Sexton, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Patterson Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Jeanne M. Zolezzi, Herum Crabtree.

Reclamation District 1004, Defendant, represented by Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Dustin Charles Cooper, Minasian Meith Soares Sexton & Cooper, LLP, Jeffrey A Meith, Minasian Spruance Meith Soares and Sexton, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

City of Redding, Defendant, represented by Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Lynette Marie Frediani, City Of Redding, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Henry D. Richter, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Sacramento River Ranch, LLC, Defendant, represented by Stephen Michael Lerner, McDonough, Holland & Allen PC, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP & Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn.

Sutter Mutual Water Co, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Tisdale Irrigation and Drainage Company, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Tranquility Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard & Mark A. Blum, Henry, Logoluso & Blum.

West Side Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Jeanne M. Zolezzi, Herum Crabtree.

West Stanislaus Irrigation District, Defendant, represented by Scott Kendall Kuney, The Law Offices Of Young Wooldridge.

Windswept Land and Livestock Company, Defendant, represented by Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Family Farm Alliance, Unknown, represented by Brenda Washington Davis, The Brenda Davis Law Group.

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Eileen M. Diepenbrock, Diepenbrock Elkin LLP, Jon David Rubin, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Brenda Washington Davis, The Brenda Davis Law Group, Christian Charles Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation & Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard.

Westlands Water District, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Eileen M. Diepenbrock, Diepenbrock Elkin LLP, Jon David Rubin, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Brenda Washington Davis, The Brenda Davis Law Group, Christian Charles Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation & Hanspeter Walter, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann and Girard.

California Farm Bureau Federation, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Brenda Washington Davis, The Brenda Davis Law Group & Christian Charles Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation.

State Water Contractors, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Gregory K. Wilkinson, Best Best & Krieger, LLP, Stefanie Denise Morris, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Christian Charles Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation, Linus Serafeim Masouredis, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California & Steven Michael Anderson, Best Best & Krieger Llp.

California Department of Water Resources, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Anita Elisabet Ruud, Office of the Attorney General, Deborah A. Wordham, California Attorney General's Office & Clifford Thomas Lee, California Attorney General's Office.

Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, James Mark Atlas, J. Mark Atlas, Attorney At Law, Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Stuart Leslie Somach, Somach Simmons & Dunn, Christian Charles Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Natomas Central Mutual Water Company, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Pelger Mutual Water Company, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water Company, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Princeton-Codora-Glenn Irrigation District, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard & James Mark Atlas, J. Mark Atlas, Attorney At Law.

Provident Irrigation District, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Reclamation District 108, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

River Garden Farms, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Jacqueline Leigh McDonald, Pucheu Law, Kevin M. O'Brien, Downey Brand LLP, Meredith E Nikkel, Downey Brand Llp, Steven Paul Saxton, Downey Brand LLP, Andrew Morrow Hitchings, Somach, Simmons & Dunn & Daniel Joseph O'Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.

Kern County Water Agency, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Clifford W. Schulz, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.


MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO AMEND (Doc. 999).

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs, a coalition of environmental interest groups led by the Natural Resources Defense Council (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), allege in the currently-operative Third...

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