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

Filing 207

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Re RPA Action IV.2.3, effective through 2/19/10, signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 2/5/10.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 UNITED STATES DISTRI C T CO U R T FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF C A L I F O R N I A CONSOLID A T E D SALMONI D CASES SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER AU T H O R I T Y , et al. v. LOCKE, e t al. STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT , et a l . v. NOAA, et al. STATE WA T E R CONTRACT O R S v. LOCKE, e t al. KERN COU N T Y WATER AG E N C Y , et al. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTME N T OF COMMER C E , et al. OAKDALE IRRIGATION D I S T R I C T , et al. v . UNITED STA T E S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et al. METROPOL I T A N WATER D I S T R I C T OF CALIF O R N I A v. NAT I O N A L MARINE F I S H E R I E S SER V I C E , et al. This mat t e r came on for hearing on February 2, 20 1 0 . Plaintif f s San Luis & Delta-Mendota W a t e r Authori t y ("Author i t y " ) and We s t l a n d s Water Dis t r i c t ("Westlands " ) (collect i v e l y "San L u i s Plaintiffs") were represe n t e d by 1:09-CV- 0 1 0 5 3 OWW DLB ORDER RE PLAIN T I F F S ' MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRA I N I N G ORDER

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Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard by Daniel J. O'Hanlon , Esq., K. E r i c Adair, Esq., and Hanspete r Walter, Esq. and Die p e n b r o c k Harrison by Eileen M . Diepenbr o c k , Esq. and Jon D. Rubin, Esq. Federal

Defendan t s , includin g the Secretary of the United States Departme n t of Commer c e , Gary F. Locke, the United States Departme n t of Commer c e , National Oceanic and Atmo s p h e r i c Administ r a t i o n ' s ("N O A A " ) National Marine Fisheri e s Service ("NMFS), Act i n g Assistant Adm i n i s t r a t o r James W. Balsiger , Administra t o r for the Southwest Region Rodney R. McInn i s , the Unit e d States Department of the I n t e r i o r , Untied S t a t e s Bureau of Reclamation ("Reclamation " ) , Commissi o n e r of Recl a m a t i o n Michael L. Conn o r , and Don a l d R. Glase r , as Direct o r of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Reg i o n were rep r e s e n t e d by Bridget Kennedy McNeil, Trial Attorney , Wildlife a n d Marine Section, and Willia m J. Shapiro, Trial Attor n e y , Natural Resources Sectio n , U.S. Departme n t of Justice. Defendant-Int e r v e n o r s California

Trout, F r i e n d s of th e River, Northern California Council of the F e d e r a t i o n of Fishermen's Associations/Ins t i t u t e for Fish e r i e s Resour c e s , Sacramento River Preserv a t i o n Trust, S a n Francisco Baykeeper, The Bay Institute, and Winnemen Wintu Tribe were represented by Earthjus t i c e , Erin M. Tobin and Mi c h a e l R. Sherwood. 2 Defendant -

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Interven o r Natural R e s o u r c e s Defense Council was represen t e d by Kathe r i n e S. Poole and Doug A. Obe g i , Natural Resources De f e n s e Council. The Cour t has fully considered the br i e f s a n d evidence filed in su p p o r t of the Motion for Tempo r a r y Restrain i n g Order fi l e d by San Luis Plaintiffs, a n d the oral arg u m e n t s , test i m o n y and documents admitted in evidence . According l y , the Court now enters the

followin g order: IT IS HE R E B Y ORDERED that the Motion for Temporar y Restrain i n g Order is GRANTED. as follo w s : 1. The U n i t e d States Department of the Interior a n d its Bure a u of Reclam a t i o n and the National Marine Fisherie s Service, and all those acting for, under or in concert with them, s h a l l be and are hereby restra i n e d and enjoined from implem e n t i n g Action IV.2.3 of the 2 0 0 9 Salmonid Biological Opinion RPA. This Temporary The Court further ORDERS

Restrain i n g Order sh a l l initially remain in place through February 19, 2010, s u b j e c t to a renewal by Plaint i f f s upon an affirmative showing that neither the spec i e s nor their cr i t i c a l habit a t will be jeopardized by con t i n u e d injuncti o n of RPA Ac t i o n IV.2.3.

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2. Plain t i f f s shall post a bond in the amount of $5,000.0 0 . 3. This Temporary Re s t r a i n i n g Order is issued wit h o u t prejudic e to Defenda n t s showing changed condition s that threaten jeopardy to the species and their critic a l habitat. SO ORDER E D Dated: F e b r u a r y 5, 2 0 1 0 /s/ O l i v e r W. Wanger Oliver W. Wang e r United States Distri c t Judge

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