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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FIREBAUGH CANAL WATER DISTRICT

and CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

IRRIGATION DISTRICT,

Plaintiffs,

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et

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Defendants.

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WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT,

Defendant-in-Intervention.

 

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1:88-cv-0634 OWW DLB

1:91-cv-0048 OWW DLB

(Partially Consolidated)

STATUS CONFERENCE ORDER 

Further Status Conference

Date: 3/12/08 8:30 Ctrm. 3

I. Date of Scheduling Conference.

November 30, 2007.

II. Appearances Of Counsel.

Minasian, Spruance, Meith, Soares & Sexton, LLP by Paul R.

Minasian, Esq., appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs.

Stephen M. MacFarlane, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice,

appeared on behalf of the Federal Defendants. 

Raymond L. Carlson, Esq., appeared on behalf of San Luis

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Water District.

Daniel J. O’Hanlon, Esq., appeared on behalf of Westlands

Water District.

Diane Van Atta Rathmann, Esq. appeared on behalf of Panoche

Water District and Panoche Drainage District.

Laurens H. Silver, Esq., appeared on behalf of the

Environmental Intervenors.

Hamilton Candee, Esq., and Katherine S. Poole, Esq.,

appeared on behalf of additional Environmental Intervenors,

Natural Resources Defense Council.

III. Status of the Case.

1. After hearing from all parties concerning the status of

discussions among the parties concerning a proposed Western

Regional Drainage Plan, the ROD that has been completed

concerning providing drainage to the Central Valley Project’s San

Luis Unit and the expiration of efforts for non-judicial

resolution of all the issues in the case; to conserve party

resources and to achieve efficient judicial administration, the

Court finds it is in the interest of justice to continue this

status conference to March 12, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. All parties

are authorized to appear telephonically. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 4, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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