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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF

FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATES/

INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES

RESOURCES, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, in his

official capacity as Secretary

of Commerce, et al.,

Defendants.

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER

AUTHORITY, et al.,

DefendantIntervenors.

 

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1:06-cv-0245 OWW GSA

SCHEDULING ORDER RE: REPORT

ON STATUS OF SPECIES AND

INTERIM REMEDIES

Further Scheduling

Conference: 9/4/08 8:15

Ctrm. 3

A Scheduling Conference was held July 23, 2008. The

following counsel appeared: 

Katherine S. Poole, Esq., Michael R. Sherwood, Esq., and

Trent W. Orr, Esq., appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs.

Bridget Kennedy McNeil, Esq., appeared on behalf of Federal

Defendants. 

Clifford Lee, Esq., and Deborah Wordham, Esq., appeared on

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behalf of California Department of Water Resources.

Daniel J. O’Hanlon, Esq., appeared on behalf of San Luis &

Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District. 

Stephen Anderson, Esq., appeared on behalf of the State

Water Contractors.

Christian C. Scheuring, Esq., appeared on behalf of the

California Farm Bureau. 

Andrew Mr. Hitchings, Esq., appeared on behalf of GlennColusa, et al.

Steven P. Saxton, Esq., and Maya R. Ferry, Esq., appeared on

behalf of Tehama-Colusa Canal Company, et al. 

Herum, Crabtree & Brown by Stephen Siptroth, Esq., appeared

on behalf of non-party, Stockton East Water District.

 Stockton East proposes to file a motion to intervene. Any

such motion shall be filed by August 6, 2008. Any response shall

be filed by August 20, 2008. Any reply shall be filed by August

26, 2008. The motion shall be heard August 29, 2008, at 8:30

a.m. in Courtroom 3.

Plaintiffs stated their position that in view of the

decision regarding interim remedy requests and emergency

injunctive relief that the Court has found that the three species

are in jeopardy and that the burden is on the Agency Defendants

to prove that interim operations through March 2, 2009, will not

increase jeopardy to any species and its critical habitat. 

Federal Defendants and the California Department of Water

Resources shall file, on or before August 29, 2008, a status

report concerning updated biological information on the status of 

any jeopardy to the species from current Project operations and

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proposed operations through March 2, 2009. The statement shall

include an analysis of the remaining proposed remedies of

Plaintiffs and whether any of those remedies are necessary to

avoid jeopardy to the species and their critical habitat through

March 2, 2009. 

Defendant Intervenors may submit any expert opinions and

additional information concerning jeopardy to the species and its

critical habitat from Project operations and any other actions

within the management and control of the Defendants over the

period through March 2, 2009. 

The next Scheduling Conference in this case shall be held

September 4, 2008, at 8:15 a.m. in Courtroom 3. All parties are

authorized to appear telephonically. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 24, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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