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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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Case No. C 97-20099 JF (HRL)

ORDER RE REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION AND LEAVE TO MOVE FOR RECONSIDERATION

(JFLC1)

**E-Filed 6/5/07**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

ALISAL WATER CORPORATION, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 97-20099 JF (HRL)

ORDER RE REQUEST FOR 1

CLARIFICATION AND LEAVE TO

MOVE FOR RECONSIDERATION

[re: doc. no. 741]

On June 1, 2007, the Court received a letter from counsel for the City of Salinas (“the

City”) requesting clarification of the Court’s order of May 25, 2007 denying without prejudice

the City’s motion to intervene in the instant action. The civil minutes, now corrected, reflect the

following schedule for the briefing of Pajaro Sunny Mesa Community Services District’s motion

for reconsideration: Motion to be filed on or before June 4, 2007; opposition to be filed on or

before June 18, 2007; reply to be filed on or before June 25, 2007; and oral argument to be heard

on June 28, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. That briefing schedule does not pertain to a future motion to

intervene by the City.

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Case No. C 97-20099 JF (HRL)

ORDER RE REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION AND LEAVE TO MOVE FOR RECONSIDERATION

(JFLC1)

The City also requests leave to move for reconsideration of the May 25, 2007 order on the

basis that the Court did not address all of the factors considered in the order in the course of oral

argument. However, the Court did consider each of the arguments presented in the City’s papers

and focused the discussion at oral argument on those areas it believed most important to its

resolution of the motion. In particular, and contrary to the City’s contention in its request for

reconsideration, the oral argument directly addressed the fourth factor in the intervention

analysis: whether the City’s interest is or may be represented adequately by another party in the

litigation (here, the United States). Accordingly, leave to move for reconsideration is not

warranted at the present time. As indicated in the order, the City may renew its motion to

intervene should there be a change in circumstances with respect to Alco’s proposed expansion

of services. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 5, 2007

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JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 97-20099 JF (HRL)

ORDER RE REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION AND LEAVE TO MOVE FOR RECONSIDERATION

(JFLC1)

Copies of Order served on:

Andrew A. Bassak abassak@steefel.com, emaestro@steefel.com; wbrooks@steefel.com

Diana Donabedian ddonabedian@luce.com,

Marc Peter Fairman Mfairman@pacbell.net,

Paul Daniel Gullion pauldgullion@aol.com, ndgullion@aol.com

Kevin T. Haroff kharoff@ssd.com, sdavid@ssd.com

Joe Alfred Izen , Jr joeizen@joeizen.com, joeslowgo@hotmail.com

Lori Jonas lori.jonas@usdoj.gov

Jonathan M. Schwartz jms01@i.frys.com,

S. Gary Varga Vargalaw@mbay.net, Vargalaw@SBCGlobal.net

Noel Wise NxW4@pge.com

Charles O'Connor

U.S. Attorney's Office

450 Golden Gate Avenue

P.O. Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

John W. Richardson

2941 Park Avenue, Suite H

Soquel, CA 95073

John D. Rothman

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Region IX

75 Hawthorne Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

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