San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority et al v. Salazar et al

Filing 150

ORDER Re: Page Limits signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 7/17/2009. The Page Limits and Coordination of Briefing set forth herein Applies Solely to the Early Dispositive Motions of the NEPA, RPA, and Commerce Clause Claims to be Filed on August 3, 2009 and shall have no Effect on the Briefing of any other Claims. (Sant Agata, S)

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DIEPENBROCK HARRISON
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ­ FRESNO DIVISION 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 WIDLIFE SERVICE et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv480) 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-00407-OWW-GSA 1:09-cv-00422-OWW-GSA 1:09-cv-00631-OWW-GSA 1:09-cv-00892-OWW-GSA PARTIALLY CONSOLIDATED WITH: 1:09-cv-00480-OWW-GSA ORDER RE: PAGE LIMITS Judge: Honorable Oliver W. Wanger

Having considered the parties' Stipulation and Proposed Order re: Page Limits for the early dispositive motions to be filed August 3, 2009, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 1. Page limits for the NEPA claims shall be not greater than 35 pages, total, per side

for moving and opposing memoranda of points and authorities and not greater than 15 pages, total, for reply memoranda of points and authorities.
ORDER RE: PAGE LIMITS

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DIEPENBROCK HARRISON
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

2.

Page limits for the RPA claims allowed as part of the early dispositive motions

shall be not greater than 35 pages, total, per side for moving and opposing memoranda of points and authorities and not greater than 15 pages, total, for reply memoranda of points and authorities. 3. For purposes of the foregoing pages limits for the NEPA claims, all plaintiffs,

collectively, shall be considered one side, and the federal defendants, real parties in interest United States Bureau of Reclamation and J. William McDonald, and the defendant-intervenor parties, collectively, shall be considered one side. For purposes of the foregoing pages limits for the RPA claims, all plaintiffs and real parties in interest California Department of Water Resources and Director Lester Snow, collectively, shall be considered one side, and the federal defendants, real parties in interest United States Bureau of Reclamation and J. William McDonald, and the defendant-intervenor parties, collectively, shall be considered one side. 4. Page limits for the Commerce Clause claims asserted by the plaintiffs in Stewart

& Jasper, etc. al. v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service, et al., Case No. 1:09-cv-892 shall be not greater than 25 pages per party for moving and opposing memoranda of points and authorities and not greater than 10 pages for the reply memorandum of points and authorities. The plaintiffs in this action understand that at least one and potentially more amici will move to submit briefs in support of the plaintiffs. The federal defendants and defendant-intervenor parties have reserved their right to oppose the submission of amicus briefs when such motions are filed, to seek to submit separate briefs in response to the amicus briefs, and to seek an extension of the briefing schedule for these briefs if the Court allows the submission of amicus briefs. 5. The page limits and coordination of briefing set forth herein applies solely to the

early dispositive motions on the NEPA, RPA and Commerce Clause claims to be filed on August 3, 2009 and shall have no effect on the briefing of any other claims. Dated: _7/17/2009_______ __/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER______________ Honorable Oliver W. Wanger United States District Court Judge
-1ORDER RE: PAGE LIMITS

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