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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 16:1538 Endangered Species Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Coalition for a Sustainable

Delta, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

John Carlson, Jr., in his

official capacity as Executive

Director of the California

Fish and Game Commission, et

al.,

Defendants.

2:08-cv-00220-FCD-KJM 

ORDER RELATING AND

TRANSFERRING CASE AS RELATED

TO CASE 1:05-cv-01207-OWW-GSA,

NRDC v. KEMPTHORNE AND CASE 

1:06-cv-00245-OWW-GSA, PCFFA

v. GUTIERREZ UNDER EASTERN

DISTRICT LOCAL RULES 83-123

AND 3-120

On February 19, 2008, this court issued its Notice of Intent

to Transfer Case as Related to Case 1:05-cv-01207-OWW-GSA, NRDC

v. Kempthorne and 1:06-cv-00245-OWW-GSA, PCFFA v. Gutierrez Under

Eastern District Local Rule 83-123 (Doc. 7) (“Notice”). The

Notice sought to relate this case to Kempthorne and Gutierrez,

two cases now pending before this court, as these cases also

involve ESA claims regarding the population decline of the Delta

smelt, winter-run Chinook, spring-run Chinook, and Central Valley

steelhead species.

The Notice required the parties to show cause why this case

should not be related to the Kempthorne and Gutierrez cases and

transferred to this court, by no later than March 5, 2008. The

Notice also required that plaintiffs in this case serve a copy of

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the Notice on the named defendants. Plaintiffs served the named

defendants with a copy of the Notice on February 21, 2008. (Doc.

10). Neither plaintiffs nor defendants filed a response to the

Notice.

For the reasons stated in the Notice, and the absence of

response to the Notice of Intent to Relate and Transfer Case; 

IT IS ORDERED that case number 2:08-cv-00220-FCD-KJM

Coalition for Sustainable Delta, et al., Plaintiffs v. John

Carlson, Jr., etc., et al., is related to cases 1:05-cv-01207-

OWW-GSA and 1:06-cv-00245-OWW-GSA under Eastern District of

California Local Rule 83-123.

FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court transfer case number

2:08-cv-00220-FCD-KJM from the Sacramento Division to the Fresno

Division and assign it to District Judge Oliver W. Wanger and

Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin for all purposes under Eastern

District of California Local Rule 3-120(f). This case shall be

renumbered in accordance with the administrative procedures of

the Eastern District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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