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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL

Assistant United States Attorney

Eastern District of California

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 554-2760

RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

LAWSON E. FITE, Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS

LEAGUE and FRIENDS OF THE RIVER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES

SERVICE, CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ,

Secretary of the United States Department of

Commerce, RODNEY MCINNIS,

Southwest Regional Administrator of the

National Marine Fisheries Service, the

UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF

ENGINEERS, PETE GEREN, Acting

Secretary of the Army, RONALD L.

LIGHT, Sacramento District Engineer, and

YUBA COUNTY WATER AGENCY,

Defendants, 

CORDUA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, DRY

CREEK MUTUAL WATER COMPANY,

BROPHY WATER DISTRICT,

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No. 2:06-cv-02845-LKK-JFM

SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

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HALLWOOD IRRIGATION COMPANY,

and RAMIREZ WATER DISTRICT,

Intervenor-Defendants.

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Federal Defendants in this action hereby respectfully request that Lawson E. Fite, Trial

Attorney, be substituted as counsel for Robert L. Gulley in all respects. Mr. Gulley is no longer

employed by the Department of Justice and no longer serves as counsel for the Federal Defendants.

Mr. Fite, having already entered an appearance in this matter, has the contact information as shown

in the signature block below. Assistant United States Attorney Yoshinori H.T. Himel will also

continue to serve as counsel for Federal Defendants.

Dated: January 8, 2008 Respectfully Submitted, 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL

Assistant United States Attorney

RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE, 

Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED this 9th day of January, 2008.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS

LEAGUE and FRIENDS OF THE RIVER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES

SERVICE, CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ,

Secretary of the United States Department of

Commerce, RODNEY MCINNIS,

Southwest Regional Administrator of the

National Marine Fisheries Service, the

UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF

ENGINEERS, PETE GEREN, Acting

Secretary of the Army, RONALD L.

LIGHT, Sacramento District Engineer, and

YUBA COUNTY WATER AGENCY,

Defendants,

CORDUA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, DRY

CREEK MUTUAL WATER COMPANY,

BROPHY WATER DISTRICT,

HALLWOOD IRRIGATION COMPANY,

and RAMIREZ WATER DISTRICT,

Intervenor-Defendants.

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No. 2:06-cv-02845-LKK-JFM

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on January 8, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk

of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such to the attorneys of

record.

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE

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