AquAlliance et al v. United States Bureau of Reclamation et al

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ORDER RELATING CASES and RETAINING Existing Briefing Schedule, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 6/18/2014. New Case Number: 1:14-cv-00945 LJO BAM. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AQUALLIANCE, et al.,

Old Case No. 2:14-cv-01396 MCE CMK
New Case No. 1:14-cv-00945 LJO BAM

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Plaintiffs,

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ORDER RELATING CASES AND
RETAINING EXISTING BRIEFING
SCHEDULE

v.
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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Review of the above-captioned action reveals that it is related under this Court’s Local Rule
123 to numerous actions before the undersigned, including San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water

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Authority, et al. v. Jewell, et al., Lead Case No. 1:09-cv-00407 LJO BAM (“San Luis v. Jewell”);

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Natural Resources Def. Council, et al. v. Jewell, et al., Case No. 1:05-cv-1207-LJO-BAM, San Luis

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& Delta-Mendota Water Authority, et al. v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, et al., Case No. 1:11-cv-00952-

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LJO-GSA, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, et al. v. Jewell, et al., Case No. 1:13-cv01232-LJO-GSA, and Friant Water Authority, et al. v. Jewell, et al., Case No. 1:14-cv-00765-LJOBAM. The actions involve the same or similar parties, properties, claims, events and/or questions of

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fact or law. In addition, the currently assigned district and magistrate judges have not engaged in this

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matter in any substantial way. Accordingly, assignment of the actions to the district judge and

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magistrate judge assigned to the most closely related case, San Luis v. Jewell, 1:09-cv-00407 LJO

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BAM, will promote convenience, efficiency and economy for the Court and parties. An order

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relating cases under this Court’s Local Rule 123 merely assigns them to the same district judge and

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magistrate judge, and no consolidation of cases is effected.
On the basis of good cause, this Court ORDERS that the above-captioned action is
reassigned to U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill and U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A.
McAuliffe. All documents shall bear the new 1:14-cv-00945 LJO BAM.
Until further notice, the briefing schedule and hearing set by the June 17, 2014 minute order,
Doc. 22, shall remain unchanged.

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SO ORDERED
Dated: June 18, 2014
/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill
United States District Judge

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