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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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EDGAR B. WASHBURN (CA SBN 34038) 

EWashburn@mofo.com 

CHRISTOPHER J. CARR (CA SBN 184076) 

CCarr@mofo.com 

WILLIAM M. SLOAN (CA SBN 203583) 

WSloan@mofo.com 

SHAYE DIVELEY (CA SBN 215602) 

SDiveley@mofo.com

CORINNE FRATINI (CA SBN 259109) 

CFratini@mofo.com 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, California 94105-2482 

Telephone: 415.268.7000 

KAREN L. TACHIKI (CA SBN 91539) 

 General Counsel 

LINUS MASOUREDIS (CA SBN 77322) 

 Senior Deputy General Counsel 

LMasouredis@mwdh2o.com 

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 

1121 L Street, Suite 900 

Sacramento, California 95814-3974 

Telephone: 916.650.2600 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT 

OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE DELTA SMELT CASES, 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY, et al. v. SALAZAR, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-407) 

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v. SALAZAR, 

et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-422) 

COALITION FOR A SUSTAINABLE DELTA, 

et al. v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-480) 

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT v. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-631) 

STEWART & JASPER ORCHARDS, et al. v. 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-892) 

1:09-cv-407 OWW GSA 

1:09-cv-422 OWW GSA 

1:09-cv-631 OWW GSA 

1:09-cv-892 OWW GSA 

PARTIALLY CONSOLIDATED WITH: 

1:09-cv-480 OWW GSA 

1:09-cv-1201-OWW-DLB 

ORDER FOLLOWING 

FEBRUARY 12, 2010 STATUS 

CONFERENCE 

Judge: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger 

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The Court held a status conference in these consolidated actions on February 12, 2010, at 

the request of Plaintiffs. Plaintiff Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was 

represented by William M. Sloan, Morrison & Foerster LLP; Plaintiffs San Luis & DeltaMendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District were represented by Daniel J. 

O’Hanlon, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, and Eileen M. Diepenbrock, Diepenbrock 

Harrison; Plaintiffs Coalition for a Sustainable Delta and Kern County Water Agency were 

represented by Audrey Huang, Nossaman LLP; Plaintiff State Water Contractors was 

represented by Gregory K. Wilkinson, Best Best & Krieger LLP; Plaintiffs Stewart & Jasper 

Orchards, et al., were represented by Brandon M. Middleton, Pacific Legal Foundation; Plaintiff 

Family Farm Alliance was represented by Brenda Davis, The Brenda Davis Law Group; 

Plaintiff-Intervenor California Department of Water Resources was represented by Allison 

Goldsmith; Federal Defendants were represented by Ethan Eddy, S. Jay Govindan and William J. 

Shapiro, United States Department of Justice; and Defendant-Intervenors Natural Resources 

Defense Council and The Bay Institute were represented by George M. Torgun. 

In the conference, the parties discussed the expert witnesses who will be permitted to 

testify in opposition to the preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs indicated that they opposed the 

testimony of Frederick V. Feyrer, Ken B. Newman, Lenny Grimaldo, and Derek Hilts, because 

Federal Defendants did not file the declarations of these witnesses until January 8, 2010, ten days 

after Defendants filed their brief in opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. 

Federal Defendants stated that they would like to preserve the opportunity to present testimony 

during that hearing from Dr. Newman, Dr. Grimaldo, Mr. Feyrer, and Mr. Hilts, as well as Cay 

Collette Goude. The Court finds that Dr. Newman, Dr. Grimaldo, Mr. Feyrer, Mr. Hilts, and Ms. 

Goude may testify at the preliminary injunction hearing, currently scheduled in conjunction with 

the consolidated Salmon cases for March 31, April 1, April 2, April 5 and April 6. Plaintiffs 

requested that if such testimony is allowed, that they be permitted an opportunity to respond to 

the declarations filed by the first four experts on January 8, 2010. The Federal Defendants did 

not object to that request. In addition, the Court requested that the hearing on the motions for 

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summary judgment be rescheduled to accommodate the Court’s schedule. After discussion with 

the parties, the Court HEREBY ORDERS THAT: 

1. Response to Expert Declarations Filed by Federal Defendants 

Plaintiffs may file a response by March 1, 2010 to the expert declarations of Frederick V. 

Feyrer (Doc. 481), Ken B. Newman (Doc. 484), Lenny Grimaldo (Doc. 498-2), and Derek Hilts 

(Doc. 482). 

2. Disclosure of Expert Witnesses to Testify at Hearing on Motion for Preliminary 

Injunction 

The parties shall disclose the names and business addresses of any expert witnesses they 

intend to present at the preliminary injunction hearing set to begin on March 31, 2010. The 

parties shall make this disclosure by no later than 5:00 pm on March 1, 2010. In addition to the 

identity of the witnesses, that disclosure shall include a description of the subject matter of the 

witnesses’ expected testimony. 

Each party shall also identify and exchange with all other parties and the Court any 

exhibits outside the Administrative Record that will be used to summarize or support the expert’s 

opinions; provided, however, that such exhibits may be updated or rewritten by the designated 

expert witnesses to provide current information regarding water supply impacts, and delta smelt 

distribution and abundance, up to the time of hearing. The parties will exchange any exhibits 

outside the Administrative Record by no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2010. 

3. Hearing on Motions for Summary Judgment

The hearing on the motions for summary judgment (Docs. 548, 549, and 550), currently 

noticed for April 29 and April 30, 2010, is rescheduled to May 25 and May 26, 2010. 

DATED:2/26/2010 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

OLIVER W. WANGER 

U.S. District Court Judge 

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