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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CONSOLIDATED SALMONID CASES 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA 

WATER AUTHORITY, et al. v. 

LOCKE, et al. 

STOCKTON EAST WATER 

DISTRICT, et al. v. NOAA, et 

al. 

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v. 

LOCKE, et al. 

KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY, et 

al. v. UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et 

al. 

OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 

et al. v. UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et 

al. 

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT 

OF CALIFORNIA v. NATIONAL 

MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, et 

al. 

1:09-CV-01053 OWW DLB 

 

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION 

FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING 

ORDER 

 

 This matter came on for hearing on February 2, 2010. 

Plaintiffs San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority 

(“Authority”) and Westlands Water District (“Westlands”) 

(collectively “San Luis Plaintiffs”) were represented by 

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Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard by Daniel J. 

O’Hanlon, Esq., K. Eric Adair, Esq., and Hanspeter 

Walter, Esq. and Diepenbrock Harrison by Eileen M. 

Diepenbrock, Esq. and Jon D. Rubin, Esq. Federal 

Defendants, including the Secretary of the United States 

Department of Commerce, Gary F. Locke, the United States 

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration’s (“NOAA”) National Marine Fisheries 

Service (“NMFS), Acting Assistant Administrator James W. 

Balsiger, Administrator for the Southwest Region Rodney 

R. McInnis, the United States Department of the Interior, 

Untied States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”), 

Commissioner of Reclamation Michael L. Connor, and Donald 

R. Glaser, as Director of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region 

were represented by Bridget Kennedy McNeil, Trial 

Attorney, Wildlife and Marine Section, and William J. 

Shapiro, Trial Attorney, Natural Resources Section, U.S. 

Department of Justice. Defendant-Intervenors California 

Trout, Friends of the River, Northern California Council 

of the Federation of Fishermen’s Associations/Institute 

for Fisheries Resources, Sacramento River Preservation 

Trust, San Francisco Baykeeper, The Bay Institute, and 

Winnemen Wintu Tribe were represented by Earthjustice, 

Erin M. Tobin and Michael R. Sherwood. DefendantCase 1:09-cv-01053-LJO-BAM Document 207 Filed 02/05/10 Page 2 of 4
 

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Intervenor Natural Resources Defense Council was 

represented by Katherine S. Poole and Doug A. Obegi, 

Natural Resources Defense Council. 

 The Court has fully considered the briefs and 

evidence filed in support of the Motion for Temporary 

Restraining Order filed by San Luis Plaintiffs, and the 

oral arguments, testimony and documents admitted in 

evidence. Accordingly, the Court now enters the 

following order: 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Temporary 

Restraining Order is GRANTED. The Court further ORDERS 

as follows: 

 1. The United States Department of the Interior and 

its Bureau of Reclamation and the National Marine 

Fisheries Service, and all those acting for, under or in 

concert with them, shall be and are hereby restrained and 

enjoined from implementing Action IV.2.3 of the 2009 

Salmonid Biological Opinion RPA. This Temporary 

Restraining Order shall initially remain in place through 

February 19, 2010, subject to a renewal by Plaintiffs 

upon an affirmative showing that neither the species nor 

their critical habitat will be jeopardized by continued 

injunction of RPA Action IV.2.3. 

 

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 2. Plaintiffs shall post a bond in the amount of 

$5,000.00. 

 3. This Temporary Restraining Order is issued without 

prejudice to Defendants showing changed conditions that 

threaten jeopardy to the species and their critical 

habitat. 

SO ORDERED 

Dated: February 5, 2010 

 

 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger Oliver W. Wanger United States District Judge 

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