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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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COUNSEL IDENTIFICATION ON FINAL PAGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE 

COUNCIL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

RYAN K. ZINKE1, in his official capacity 

as Secretary of the Interior, et al.,

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY

FURTHER SCHEDULING ORDER (ECF 

1027)

SAN LUIS & DELTA MENDOTA 

WATER AUTHORITY, et al., 

Defendants-Intervenors.

ANDERSON-COTTONWOOD 

IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al., 

Joined Parties. 

 

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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.P. 25(d), Ryan K. Zinke, in his capacity as Secretary of the Department 

of the Interior, is automatically substituted for S.M.R. Jewell.

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RECITALS

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2017, the Court entered its ruling on the parties’ motions to 

dismiss, and dismissed Plaintiffs’ Fifth Claim for Relief and, as to Federal Defendants, narrowed 

the scope of Plaintiffs’ Sixth Claim for Relief to: (i) “whether the approval of transfers 

proximately caused the take alleged in the Sixth Claim for Relief;” or (ii) whether “Reclamation’s 

failure to require [Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District] to divert up to 20,315 [acre feet] of water from 

Stony Creek, rather than from the Sacramento River, could have proximately caused any of the 

harms alleged in the Sixth Claim for Relief,” ECF 1069 at 56-57;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s June 6, 2016, Further Scheduling Order (ECF 1027), 

Federal Defendants are to lodge the administrative record 20 days after the Court’s ruling on the 

motions to dismiss;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a Fifth Supplemental Complaint on March 1, 2017 (ECF 

1071); 

WHEREAS, Federal Defendants need additional time to prepare an administrative record 

for the Sixth Claim for Relief, as narrowed by the Court’s February 23, 2017 order, and for actions 

challenged in Plaintiffs’ Fifth Supplemental Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that it would be in the best interest of all parties to review the 

contents and be provided an opportunity to comment on the scope of those administrative records

prior to Federal Defendants’ lodging the records with the Court;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that Defendants should be allowed to file a responsive 

pleading to Plaintiffs’ Fifth Supplemental Complaint;

WHEREAS, for the Sixth Claim for Relief, the parties agree that discovery is appropriate 

as to the claims against the Sacramento River Settlement Contractor parties (SRS Contractors);

WHEREAS, for the Sixth Claim for Relief, the parties are discussing, but have not yet 

agreed on: (i) the propriety, need for, or scope of discovery as to the claims against the Federal 

Defendants; (ii) discovery schedules; (iii) a briefing schedule; or (iv) pre-trial and trial scheduling, 

for that claim;

WHEREAS, the parties are continuing to meet and confer regarding Plaintiffs’ Sixth Claim 

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for Relief and intend to file a further stipulation regarding amendments to the briefing schedule as 

to the remaining claims in this case once the parties reach agreement about Plaintiffs’ Sixth Claim 

for Relief;

STIPULATION

NOW THEREFORE, counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby stipulate to the 

following revised schedule regarding responsive pleadings and the administrative records in this 

case:

Responsive Pleadings:

 April 14, 2017: Answers to Plaintiffs’ Fifth Supplemental Complaint shall be filed. 

Administrative Records:

 April 12, 2017: Federal Defendants shall distribute to all parties a draft index summarizing 

the proposed contents of the administrative record(s) (“AR”) for purposes of informing a meet and 

confer process regarding any potential disputes. 

 April 19, 2017: Comments on the draft AR index shall be due to Federal Defendants. 

 May 3, 2017: Federal Defendants shall lodge the AR. 

 May 24, 2017: All motions regarding completeness of the AR and any motions or 

stipulations to limit review of the Sixth Claim as against Federal Defendants to the AR shall be 

filed. To the extent a motion is required, briefing shall take place according to the local rules. 

 7 days after Court’s ruling on any disputes regarding completeness of the AR: Federal 

Defendants shall complete any change to the AR to conform with the Court’s rulings. 

Discovery for the Sixth Claim:

 March 24, 2017: Plaintiffs, SRS Contractors and Federal Defendants shall meet and confer 

about the scope and schedule of discovery, and pre-trial and trial scheduling, for Plaintiffs’ Sixth 

Claim for Relief against the SRS Contractors.

 May 10, 2017: Following lodging and review of the administrative record, Plaintiffs and 

Federal Defendants shall meet and confer about the scope and schedule of discovery for Plaintiffs’ 

Sixth Claim for Relief against Federal Defendants.

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DATED: March 16, 2017 /s/_Nicole M. Smith_______

Nicole M. Smith

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES 

DIVISION

601 D Street, NW Room 3712

Washington, D.C. 20044-7611

Telephone: (202) 305-0368

Facsimile: (202) 305-0275

Bradley H. Oliphant, Trial Attorney

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES 

DIVISION

999 18th St., South Terrace, Ste. 370

Denver, CO 80202

Tel: (303) 844-1381

Facsimile: (303) 844-1350

Attorneys for Respondents Ryan K. Zinke, in his

official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, et al.

DATED: March 16, 2017 /s/ Barbara J. Chisholm (as authorized on Mar. 15, 

2017)

Barbara J. Chisholm

HAMILTON CANDEE (SBN 111376)

BARBARA JANE CHISHOLM (SBN 224656)

TONY LOPRESTI (SBN 289269)

CORINNE JOHNSON (SB 287385)

ALTSHULER BERZON LLP

177 Post St., Suite 300

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 421-7151

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064

Attorneys for Plaintiff NRDC

DATED: March 16, 2017 /s/Meredith Nikkel (as authorized on Mar. 15, 2017)

Meredith Nikkel

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 444-1000

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100

Attorneys for Intervenors and Joined Party 

Defendants Reclamation District No. 108, Sutter 

Mutual Water Company, Natomas Central Mutual 

Water Company, River Garden Farms Company, 

Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water Company, 

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Pelger Mutual Water Company, Meridian Farms 

Water Company, Henry D. Richter, et al., Howald 

Farms, Inc., Oji Brothers Farm, Inc., Oji Family 

Partnership, Carter Mutual Water Company, 

Windswept Land And Livestock Company, Maxwell 

Irrigation District, and Tisdale Irrigation and 

Drainage Company

DATED: March 16, 2017 /s/ Andrew Hitchings (as authorized on Mar. 16, 

2017)

Andrew Hitchings

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 446-7979

Facsimile: (916) 446-8199

Attorneys for Intervenors and Joined Party 

Defendants Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, 

Princeton-Codora-Glenn Irrigation District, 

Provident Irrigation District, Anderson-Cottonwood

Irrigation District, City Of Redding, M & T Chico 

Ranch (Pacific Realty Associates), Reclamation 

District No. 1004, Conaway Preservation Group, 

LLC, and David and Alice te Velde Family Trust

DATED: March 16, 2017 /s/ Daniel J. O’Hanlon (as authorized on Mar. 16, 

2017) 

Daniel J. O’Hanlon 

KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & 

GIRARD

A Professional Corporation

400 Capitol Mall, 27th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 321-4500

Facsimile: (916) 321-4555

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors and Joined 

Party Defendants, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water 

Authority, Westlands Water District, Coelho Family 

Trust, Eagle Field Water District, Fresno Slough 

Water District, Mercy Springs Water District, Oro 

Loma Water District, and Tranquillity Irrigation 

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ORDER

Pursuant to the Parties’ Stipulation, the Court hereby ORDERS that the following schedule 

for further proceedings in this case is established: 

Responsive Pleadings:

 April 14, 2017: Answers to Plaintiffs’ Fifth Supplemental Complaint shall be filed. 

Administrative Records:

 April 12, 2017: Federal Defendants shall distribute to all parties a draft index summarizing 

the proposed contents of the administrative record(s) (“AR”) for purposes of informing a meet and 

confer process regarding any potential disputes. 

 April 19, 2017: Comments on the draft AR index shall be due to Federal Defendants. 

 May 3, 2017: Federal Defendants shall lodge the AR. 

 May 24, 2017: All motions regarding completeness of the AR and any motions or 

stipulations to limit review of the Sixth Claim as against Federal Defendants to the AR shall be 

filed. To the extent a motion is required, briefing shall take place according to the local rules. 

 7 days after Court’s ruling on any disputes regarding completeness of the AR: Federal 

Defendants shall complete any change to the AR to conform with the Court’s rulings. 

Discovery for the Sixth Claim:

 March 24, 2017: Plaintiffs, SRS Contractors and Federal Defendants shall meet and confer 

about the scope and schedule of discovery, and pre-trial and trial scheduling, for Plaintiffs’ Sixth 

Claim for Relief against the SRS Contractors.

 May 10, 2017: Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants shall meet and confer about the scope 

and schedule of discovery for Plaintiffs’ Sixth Claim for Relief against Federal Defendants. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 21, 2017 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____ 

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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