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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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ORDER RE: NOVEMBER 19, 2009 SCHDEDULING CONFERENCE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE DELTA SMELT CASES

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA 

WATER AUTHORITY, et al. v. 

SALAZAR, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-CV-0407) 

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v. 

SALAZAR, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-CV-0422) 

COALITION FOR A SUSTAINABLE 

DELTA et al. v. UNITED STATES FISH 

AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-CV-0480) 

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT v. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-CV-0631) 

STEWART & JASPER ORCHARDS, 

et al. v. UNITED STATES FISH AND 

WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-CV-0892) 

1:09-CV-0407 OWW GSA 

1:09-CV-0422 OWW GSA 

1:09-CV-0631 OWW GSA 

1:09-CV-0892 OWW GSA 

PARTIALLY CONSOLIDATED WITH: 

1:09-CV-0480 OWW GSA 

ORDER FOLLOWING NOVEMBER 19, 

2009 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE 

Judge: Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

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ORDER RE: NOVEMBER 19, 2009 SCHDEDULING CONFERENCE 

On November 19, 2009, the Court conducted a scheduling conference regarding 

NEPA remedies. After considering the arguments submitted by the parties, and good 

cause appearing therefore, 

THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS: 

1. The parties are to meet and confer to determine whether interim remedies 

issues can be resolved without a hearing and are to report the results of the meet and 

confer to the Court during a further scheduling conference on November 25, 2009 at 9:00 

a.m. As part of the meet and confer, plaintiffs, through counsel for plaintiffs San Luis & 

Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District, shall circulate their 

proposed interim remedy to all parties by close of business Friday, November 20, 2009. 

2. A further scheduling conference regarding interim remedies is set for 

November 25, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 3 before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger. 

The parties may appear telephonically. 

3. California Department of Water Resources (DWR) shall circulate a proposed 

stipulation to file a complaint in intervention. All other parties shall respond by close of 

business Tuesday, November 24, 2009, advising whether they will stipulate to the filing of 

the complaint in intervention. If all parties so stipulate, the stipulation and complaint in 

intervention shall be filed November 25, 2009, and DWR shall be deemed a plaintiff in 

these consolidated cases. If the parties do not agree to the stipulation, any motion for 

leave to file the complaint in intervention shall be filed and served on or before December 

1, 2009; any opposition shall be filed and served on or before December 4, 2009; and the 

motion shall be heard on December 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3 before the 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger. 

4. The briefing schedule regarding expert declarations and motions for 

summary judgment is modified as follows: 

A. Federal defendants and defendant-intervenors’ expert declarations in 

response to plaintiffs’ expert declarations filed November 13, 2009 shall be filed and 

served on or before December 14, 2009; 

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ORDER RE: NOVEMBER 19, 2009 SCHDEDULING CONFERENCE 

B. Plaintiffs and DWR’s motions for summary judgment shall be filed 

and served on or before December 24, 2009; 

5. In all other respects the briefing and hearing schedule remains unchanged. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: __November 24, 2009 /s/OLIVER W WANGER_ 

_______________________________________ 

 Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

 United States District Court Judge 

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