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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)

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KEVIN POLONCARZ (State Bar No. 211434)

JAKE LEVINE (State Bar No. 304939)

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

415 Mission Street, Suite 5400

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 591-6000

Fax: (415) 591-6091

GARY GUZY (pro hac vice pending)

JACK MIZERAK (pro hac vice pending)

LINDSAY BREWER (pro hac vice pending)

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

850 Tenth St. N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

Telephone: (202) 662-6000

Fax: (202) 662-6291

Attorneys for Proposed Amicus Curiae The Nature Conservancy

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

) Case No. 2:19-cv-02142-WBS-EFB

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ORDER

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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; GAVIN C. 

NEWSOM, in his official capacity as the 

Governor of the State of California; THE 

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD; 

MARY D. NICHOLS, in her official capacities 

as Chair of the California Air Resources Board 

and a board member of the Western Climate 

Initiative, Inc.; WESTERN CLIMATE 

INITIATIVE, INC.; JARED BLUMENFELD, in 

his official capacities as Secretary for 

Environmental Protection and as a board member 

of the Western Climate Initiative, Inc.; KIP 

LIPPER, in his official capacity as a board 

member of the Western Climate Initiative, Inc. ; 

and RICHARD BLOOM, in his official capacity 

as a board member of the Western Climate 

Initiative, Inc.;

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Having considered The Nature Conservancy’s (“Amicus”) Motion for Leave to 

File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgement, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief is 

GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 19, 2020

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Kevin Poloncarz, certify that, on February 18, 2020, I caused the foregoing to be 

served upon counsel of record through the Court’s electronic service system. 

Dated: February 18, 2020 /s/ Kevin Poloncarz

 Kevin Poloncarz

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