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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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KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ,

TIEDEMANN & GIRARD

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SACRAMENTO

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Order Regarding Extra-Record Declarations by Dr. Bryan Manly and Dr. Ray Hilborn 

DANIEL J. O’HANLON, State Bar No. 122380

K. ERIC ADAIR, State Bar No. 150650 

HANSPETER WALTER, State Bar No. 244847 

KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD 

400 Capitol Mall, 27th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 321-4500 

Facsimile: (916) 321-4555 

EILEEN M. DIEPENBROCK, State Bar No. 119254 

JON D. RUBIN, State Bar No. 196944 

JONATHAN R. MARZ, State Bar No. 221188 

DIEPENBROCK HARRISON 

400 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 492-5000 

Facsimile: (916) 446-4535 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY; WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT 

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-407) 

CASE NO. 1:09-cv-407-OWW-DLB 

1:09-cv-422-OWW-DLB 

1:09-cv-631-OWW-DLB 

1:09-cv-892-OWW-GSA 

PARTIALLY CONSOLIDATED WITH: 

1:09-cv-480-OWW-GSA 

ORDER REGARDING EXTRA-RECORD 

DECLARATIONS BY DR. BRYAN 

MANLY AND DR. RAY HILBORN 

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v. 

SALAZAR, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-422) 

COALITION FOR A SUSTAINABLE 

DELTA, et al. v. UNITED STATES FISH 

AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-cv-480) 

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT v. 

UNITED STATES FISH & WILDLIFE 

SERVICE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-631) 

STEWART & JASPER ORCHARDS, 

et al. v. UNITED STATES FISH AND 

WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al. 

Case No. 1:09-cv-892) 

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Order Regarding Extra-Record Declarations by Dr. Bryan Manly and Dr. Ray Hilborn 

ORDER

On October 19, 2009, the Court heard a request by Plaintiffs San Luis & Delta-Mendota 

Water Authority and Westlands Water District (together, “San Luis Plaintiffs”) to submit extrarecord declarations by Dr. Bryan Manly and Dr. Ray Hilborn in support of the San Luis 

Plaintiffs’ anticipated motion for summary judgment. (Docs. 159, 319, 346.) 

The Court having fully considered the briefs, evidence, and oral argument in support of 

and in opposition to the motion, and good cause appearing therefor, the motion by the San Luis 

Plaintiffs for leave to submit extra-record declarations by Dr. Bryan Manly and Dr. Ray Hilborn 

is hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and the Court further ORDERS as follows: 

1. Dr. Manly’s declaration may be submitted to explain: (a) that the Fish and Wildlife 

Service did not rely on the best available scientific data or generally accepted scientific standards 

and methods to reach its conclusion in the Biological Opinion that in some years, i.e., 

sporadically, the entrainment of delta smelt at Central Valley Project and State Water Project 

export pumps has a population level effect; and (b) that the conclusion in the Biological Opinion 

that entrainment of Pseudodiaptomus forbesi by the Central Valley Project and State Water 

Project exports pumps in the months from June through September has significantly affected the 

food supply available to delta smelt in these months is contrary to the best available scientific 

data and contrary to generally accepted scientific standards and methods. Dr. Manly’s testimony 

shall be limited to these issues. 

2. Dr. Hilborn’s declaration may be submitted to explain: (a) that the appropriate and 

generally accepted scientific method within the discipline of fisheries sciences to estimate the 

effects of Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations on delta smelt population size 

would be to use a spawner-recruit model or a stage by stage life history model; and (b) that the 

Fish and Wildlife Service failed to use such models here and this failure is not in accordance with 

generally accepted scientific standards and methods. Dr. Hilborn’s testimony shall be limited to 

these issues. 

3. This order is without prejudice to the Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors’ 

ability to object to the admissibility of the testimony in each declaration. 

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4. Subject to further order of the Court, each declaration shall be filed and served on 

or before November 13, 2009. 

DATED: _November 10, 2009 

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

OLIVER W. WANGER 

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and 

Westlands Water District 

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