Firebaugh Canal Co, et al v. USA, et al

Filing 844

Federal Defendants' request for leave to exceed page limitation and ORDER Thereon signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 12/13/2010. (Figueroa, O)

Firebaugh Canal Co, et al v. USA, et al

Doc. 844

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IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General Environment and Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice STEPHEN M. MACFARLANE (N.Y. 2456440, D.C. 439139) Environment and Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice 501 "I" Street, Suite 9-700 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Federal Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA FIREBAUGH CANAL WATER DISTRICT and CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, ) CV-F-88-634-OWW/DLB ) CV-F-91-048-OWW/DLB ) (Partially Consolidated) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) FEDERAL DEFENDANTS' ) REQUEST FOR LEAVE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., ) TO EXCEED PAGE ) PAGE LIMITATION Defendants, and ) AND ORDER THEREON WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT, et al., ) ) Defendants-in-Intervention. ) Date: February 28, 2011 ) Time: 10:00 a.m. ________________________________________________) Courtroom 3 Federal Defendants United States of America ("Federal Defendants"), through their

23 24 25 26 27 28 undersigned attorneys, respectfully request leave to exceed the page limitation for a single brief set forth in this Court's Standing Order, which provides that "briefs or memoranda in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages" without prior leave of Court. Federal Defendants seek leave to file a combined brief in support of their Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and in opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment of 53 pages in

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lieu of two separate briefs. Federal Defendants need 53 pages in order to support their Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and to oppose the Plaintiffs' 61-page Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. #819). The filing of a combined summary judgement/opposition brief

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 IT IS SO ORDERED. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2Dated: December 13, 2010 emm0d6 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ORDER Federal Defendants' Request For Leave to Exceed Page Limitation is GRANTED. has allowed Federal Defendants to present their arguments in a single document for the convenience of the Court and the parties. Respectfully submitted this 10th day of December, 2010. IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General /s/ Stephen M. Macfarlane STEPHEN M. MACFARLANE Trial Attorney United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division 501 I Street, Suite 9-700 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]