California Sportfishing Protection Alliance et al v. United States Bureau of Reclamation et al

Filing 44

ORDER GRANTING 31 Oakdale Irrigation District's and San Joaquin Irrigation District's Motion to Intervene signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 7/24/2015. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION
ALLIANCE, et al.,
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Plaintiffs/Petitioners,
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v.
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UNITED STATES BUREAU OF
11 RECLAMATION, et al.,

Case No. 1:15-cv-00912-LJO-BAM
ORDER GRANTING OAKDALE
IRRIGATION DISTRICT’S AND SAN
JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT’S
MOTION TO INTERVENE (Doc. 31)

Defendants/Real Parties in Interest.

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13 THOMAS HOWARD, in his official capacity as
the Executive Director of the CALIFORNIA
14 STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL
BOARD, et al.
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Defendants/Real Parties in
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Interest/Respondents,
v.

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18 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES, a state agency,
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Defendant/Real Party in Interest.
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Before the Court for decision is the unopposed1 motion to intervene filed by Oakdale Irrigation

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22 District and San Joaquin Irrigation District (“Applicants”). Doc. 31. The Court finds the matter
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Having considered the papers and evidence submitted by the parties, the Court finds the

26 requirements for intervention pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a) are met. Conditioned
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Plaintiffs, Federal Defendants, and the State Water Resources Control Board Defendants filed
statements of non-opposition to the motion. Docs. 33, 38 & 41, The Department of Water
29 Resources Defendants failed to do so, but the time for filing any opposition has expired. ,
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upon Applicants strictly limiting their participation solely to issues about which they can provide nonrepetitive, unique information and/or arguments, the motion is GRANTED, and it is ORDERED that
Applicants are granted leave to intervene as Defendants in this action. All Defendants and Defendant
Intervenors are instructed to meet and confer before the filing of any briefs in this case in order to
avoid duplicative briefing.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

July 24, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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