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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The Consolidated Delta Smelt Cases

Lead Case:

1:09-cv-00407-LJO BAM

Member Cases:

1:09-cv-00422-LJO-GSA

1:09-cv-00631-LJO-DLB

1:09-cv-00892-LJO-DLB

PARTIALLY CONSOLIDATED WITH: 

1:09-cv-00480-LJO-GSA

1:09-cv-01201-LJO JLT

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF 

COURT TO RETURN DEPOSITED 

FUNDS

During the course of a routine review of funds held in this Court’s registry accounts, it has 

come to the Court’s attention that $25,000.00 remains in the registry account for this case. 

$10,000.00 was deposited by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Receipt 

Number CAE10016300); $5,000.00 by San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority (Receipt 

Number CAE200017132); $5,000.00 by the Kern County Water Agency (Receipt Number 

CAE10016301; and $5,000.00 from the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta (Receipt Number 

CAE10016302) in connection with the issuance of a preliminary injunction order entered 

September 2, 2011, Doc. 1015, and amended September 13, 2011, Doc. 1046. The preliminary 

injunction dissolved of its own accord on December 31, 2011. See Doc. 1045 at 1. This case is 

closed and all appeals are complete. Therefore, the Clerk of Court is ordered to return the abovementioned funds to the depositing parties, along with a proportional amount of the interest 

accrued as set forth below:

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The funds deposited by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ($10,000), 

along with forty percent (40%) of any accrued interest, shall be payable to:

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

c/o William P. Sloan

Morrison & Foerster, LLP

425 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

The funds deposited by San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority ($5,000), along with 

twenty percent (20%) of any accrued interest, shall be payable to:

San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority

c/o Eileen Diepenbrock

Diepenbrock Elkin LLP 

500 Capitol Mall, Ste. 2200 

Sacramento, CA 95814

The funds deposited by the Kern County Water Agency ($5,000), along with twenty 

percent (20%) of any accrued interest, shall be payable to:

Kern County Water Agency

c/o Paul S. Weiland 

Nossaman LLP 

18101 Von Karman Avenue, Ste. 1800 

Irvine, CA 92612

The funds deposited by the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta ($5,000), along with twenty 

percent (20%) of any accrued interest, shall be payable to:

Coalition for a Sustainable Delta

c/o Paul S. Weiland

Nossaman LLP 

18101 Von Karman Avenue, Ste. 1800 

Irvine, CA 92612

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: October 29, 2015

 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

 United States District Judge

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