Golden Gate Salmon Association, et al. v. Ross, et al.

Filing 95

RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 4/18/2019 RELATING 2:19-cv-0547 JAM AC to 1:05-cv-1207 LJO EPG, 1:17-cv-1172 LJO EPG and 1:17-cv-1176 LJO EPG. 2:19-cv-0547 JAM AC is REASSIGNED to Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill and Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean for all further proceedings. (Donati, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

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OLD CASE NO: 2:19-CV-0547 JAM AC
NEW CASE NO: 2:19-CV-0547 LJO EPG

v.
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL
BOARD & STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD CHAIR E. JOAQUIN
ESQUIVEL, in his official capacity,

RELATED CASE REASSIGNMENT
ORDER

Defendants.

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Review of the above-captioned action reveals that it is related under this Court’s Local

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Rule 123 to several actions before the undersigned, including Golden Gate Salmon Association,

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et al. v. Ross, et al., 1:17-cv-01172-LJO-EPG; Bay.org, et al. v. Zinke, et al., 1:17-cv-01176-

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LJO-EPG; and Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Bernhardt, et al., 1:05-cv-01207-

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LJO-EPG. While the subject of the above-captioned action is discrete in some respects, as it

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concerns the operation of New Melones Reservoir, New Melones is part of an interconnected

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water storage and delivery system, with central aspects of that system directly at issue in the

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cases already before the undersigned. The above-captioned action also implicates state updates to

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the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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Estuary, updates that are intertwined with and form part of the baseline regulatory background
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for the matters before the undersigned. At a bare minimum, any relief granted in the instant case

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may impact, interfere with, or be impacted by the other matters.

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Accordingly, assignment of the actions to the same district judge and magistrate judge

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will promote convenience, efficiency and economy for the Court and parties, and will help to

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avoid inconsistent judgments and potentially conflicting remedies. An order relating cases under

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this Court’s Local Rule 123 merely assigns them to the same district judge and magistrate judge,

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and no consolidation of cases is effected.

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United States District Judge John A. Mendez is in concurrence with the reasoning and
result of this Order.
On the basis of good cause, this Court ORDERS that the above-captioned action is

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reassigned to U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill and U.S. Magistrate Judge Erica P.

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Grosjean with NEW CASE NO: 2:19-CV-0547 LJO EPG. All documents shall bear the NEW

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CASE NO: 2:19-CV-0547 LJO EPG and the reassignment to Judge O'Neill and Magistrate

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Judge Grosjean.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____

April 18, 2019

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE
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