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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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1612891v2 Case No. 1:20-cv-00431

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING INTERVENTION 

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

KEVIN M. O’BRIEN (Bar No. 122713)

kobrien@downeybrand.com

MEREDITH E. NIKKEL (Bar No. 254818)

mnikkel@downeybrand.com

BRIAN E. HAMILTON (Bar No. 295994)

bhamilton@downeybrand.com

SAMUEL BIVINS (Bar No. 300965)

sbivins@downeybrand.com

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: 916.444.1000

Facsimile: 916.444.2100

Attorneys for Defendants-Intervenors 

RECLAMATION DISTRICT NO. 108, et al.

TEHAMA-COLUSA CANAL AUTHORITY

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN 

 A Professional Corporation

STUART L. SOMACH (Bar No. 090959)

ssomach@somachlaw.com

ANDREW M. HITCHINGS (Bar No. 154554)

ahitchings@somachlaw.com

BRITTANY K. JOHNSON (Bar No. 282001)

bjohnson@somachlaw.com

JARED S. MUELLER (Bar No. 257659)

jmueller@somachlaw.com

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 446-7979

Facsimile: (916) 446-8199

Attorneys for Defendants-Intervenors

GLENN-COLUSA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF 

FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

WILBUR ROSS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:20-CV-00431-DAD-SAB

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING 

INTERVENTION OF CITY OF REDDING 

AND KNIGHTS LANDING INVESTORS, 

LLC

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1612891v2 Case No. 1:20-cv-00431

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING INTERVENTION 

This stipulation is entered into by Plaintiffs Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s 

Association, Institute for Fisheries Resources, Golden State Salmon Association, Natural Resources 

Defense Council, Defenders of Wildlife, and Bay.Org d/b/a The Bay Institute (“Plaintiffs”); 

Defendants Wilbur Ross, in his official capacity as Secretary of Commerce; Chris Oliver, in his 

official capacity as Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service; David Bernhardt, in his official capacity as 

Secretary of Interior; Aurelia Skipwith, in her official capacity as Director of the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Brenda Burman, in her official capacity as 

commissioner of Reclamation; and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (“Federal Defendants”); 

Defendant-Intervenors San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District 

(“SLDMWA and Westlands”); Defendant-Intervenors the State Water Contractors (“SWC”); 

Defendant-Intervenor Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority (“TCCA”); Defendant-Intervenors

Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (“SRS Contractors”)1; City of Redding (“Redding”); and 

Knights Landing Investors, LLC (“KLI”). Plaintiffs, Federal Defendants, SLDMWA and 

Westlands, SWC, TCCA, SRS Contractors, Redding, and KLI are collectively referred to 

hereinafter as the “Parties.”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed the instant action naming only Federal Defendants as 

defendants. ECF No. 1. 

WHEREAS, the Court granted SLDMWA and Westlands’ motion for permissive 

intervention. ECF No. 37. 

 

1 The SRS Contractors constitute the following parties currently in this case: Reclamation District No. 108; 

Sutter Mutual Water Company; Natomas Central Mutual Water Company; River Garden Farms Water 

Company; Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water Company; 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; Beverly F. Andreotti, et al.; Tisdale Irrigation and Drainage Company; Princeton-Codora-Glenn 

Irrigation District; Provident Irrigation District; Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District; Reclamation District No. 

1004; David and Alice teVelde Family Trust; Pelger Road 1700, LLC,; Conway Preservation, LLC; and 

Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District.

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WHEREAS, the Court granted the SRS Contractors and TCCA’s intervention pursuant to 

the terms of a stipulation with all Parties. ECF No. 102. 

WHEREAS, the Court granted SWC’s motion for permissive intervention. ECF No. 122.

WHEREAS, Redding and KLI also hold Sacramento River Settlement Contracts with the 

United States, and if granted intervention, they will be included and treated as two of the 

SRS Contractors moving forward. In order to avoid the necessity of briefing a motion for Redding 

and KLI to intervene, the Parties agree that Redding and KLI should be granted leave to 

permissively intervene in this case as part of the SRS Contractors’ group, albeit with Plaintiffs’ 

position being that certain additional reasonable limitations are and will be necessary to ensure that 

their intervention does not unduly prejudice Plaintiffs or delay the efficient resolution of this case.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated by and between the Parties, through their 

respective counsel, as follows:

Redding and KLI shall be granted permissive intervention in this action, subject to all of 

the agreements, terms, and conditions applicable to the SRS Contractors as set forth in the Court’s 

Order granting the SRS Contractors’ intervention. ECF No. 102. The inclusion of Redding and 

KLI as intervening SRS Contractors shall not modify any of the existing terms and conditions 

applicable to the SRS Contractors’ intervention.

DATED: March 31, 2020 GLEN H. SPAIN

By: /s/ Glen H. Spain

GLEN H. SPAIN

Attorney for Plaintiffs PACIFIC COAST 

FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S 

ASSOCIATIONS and INSTITUTE FOR 

FISHERIES RESOURCES

DATED: March 31, 2020 ALTSHULER BERZON LLP

By: /s/ Barbara J. Chisholm

BARBARA J. CHISHOLM

Attorneys for Plaintiffs GOLDEN STATE 

SALMON ASSOCIATION; NATURAL 

RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; 

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE; and BAY.ORG d/b/a 

THE BAY INSTITUTE

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DATED: March 31, 2020 DOWNEY BRAND LLP

By: /s/ Meredith E. Nikkel

MEREDITH E. NIKKEL

Attorneys for Defendants-Intervenors 

RECLAMATION DISTRICT NO. 108, SUTTER 

MUTUAL WATER COMPANY; NATOMAS 

CENTRAL MUTUAL WATER COMPANY; 

RIVER GARDEN FARMS WATER COMPANY; 

PLEASANT GROVE-VERONA MUTUAL 

WATER COMPANY; 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; BEVERLY F. ANDREOTTI, et al.; 

TISDALE IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE 

COMPANY; PROVIDENT IRRIGATION 

DISTRICT; PRINCETON-CODORA-GLENN 

IRRIGATION DISTRICT; and TEHAMACOLUSA CANAL AUTHORITY

DATED: March 31, 2020 SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

By: /s/ Jared Mueller

JARED MUELLER

Attorneys for Defendants-Intervenors GLENNCOLUSA IRRIGATION DISTRICT; 

RECLAMATION DISTRICT NO. 1004; 

CONAWAY PRESERVATION GROUP, LLC; 

DAVID AND ALICE teVELDE FAMILY 

TRUST; PELGER ROAD 1700, LLC; 

ANDERSON-COTTONWOOD IRRIGATION 

DISTRICT; CITY OF REDDING; and KNIGHTS 

LANDING INVESTORS, LLC

DATED: March 31, 2020 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ENVIRONMENT 

& NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION 

WILDLIFE & MARINE RESOURCES SECTION

By: /s/ Lesley Lawrence-Hammer

LESLEY LAWRENCE-HAMMER

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

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DATED: March 31, 2020 KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD

By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Hanlon

DANIEL J. O'HANLON

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors SAN LUIS & 

DELTA-MENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY and 

WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT

DATED: March 31, 2020 VAN NESS FELDMAN LLP

By: /s/ Jenna R. Mandell-Rice

JENNA R. MANDELL-RICE

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor 

THE STATE WATER CONTRACTORS

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ORDER

Pursuant to the Parties’ Stipulation, the Court hereby grants the City of Redding and 

Knights Landing Investors, LLC, intervention pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 31, 2020 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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