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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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BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

MARY E. HACKENBRACHT

Senior Assistant Attorney General

DEBORAH A. WORDHAM, State Bar No. 180508

Deputy Attorney General

CLIFFORD T. LEE, State Bar No. 74687

Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5546

Fax: (415) 703-5480

Email: Cliff.Lee@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Applicant for Intervention,

California Department of Water Resources

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE

COUNCIL, CALIFORNIA TROUT,

BAYKEEPER AND ITS DELTAKEEPER

CHAPTER, FRIENDS OF THE RIVER, and

THE BAY INSTITUTE, all non-profit

organizations,

Plaintiffs,

v.

GALE A. NORTON, in her official capacity as

Secretary of the Interior; and STEVEN A.

WILLIAMS, in his official capacity as

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Defendants,

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER

RESOURCES,

Applicant for Intervention.

Case No. 05 CV 01207 OWW (LJO)

ORDER GRANTING

INTERVENTION

On December 12, 2005, this Court held a hearing on the applicant for intervention

California Department of Water Resources’ (“DWR”) motion to intervene in the above-entitled

action. ANDREA A. TREESE and TRENT W. ORR appeared as counsel for the plaintiffs

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Natural Resources Defense Council et al. CLIFFORD T. LEE appeared as counsel for the

applicant for intervention DWR. DANIEL J. O’HANLON appeared as counsel for defendantinterveners San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority, et al. RONDA AZEVADO LUCAS

appeared as counsel for the defendant-intervener California Farm Bureau Federation. The federal

defendants Gale A. Norton, et al. did not appear at the hearing.

On January 5, 2006, the Court issued an order granting the DWR’s motion to

intervene. Based upon the January 5, 2006 order, the oral argument, the briefing and declarations

submitted by the parties, and all other pleadings and documents filed in this case, the DWR’s

motion to intervene as a matter of right is GRANTED subject to any conditions set forth during

the scheduling conference in this case.

SO ORDERED

Dated: January _30___, 2006

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

_________________________

OLIVER W. WANGER

United States District Judge

05cv1207.order.wpd

SA2005300384

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