California Natural Resources Agency, et al. v. Ross, et al.

Filing 184

STIPULATION TO EXTEND BY TWO DAYS FEDERAL DEFENDANTS' DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS TO COMPLETE AND/OR SUPPLEMENT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 7/14/2021. (Thorp, J)

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JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Acting Assistant Attorney General
SETH M. BARSKY, Section Chief
S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Section Chief
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
NICOLE M. SMITH, Trial Attorney (CA Bar No. 303629)
CLIFFORD E. STEVENS, JR., Senior Trial Attorney (DC Bar No. 463906)
150 M St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
Tel: [phone] (Smith); Tel: [phone] (Stevens)
LESLEY LAWRENCE-HAMMER, Senior Trial Attorney (DC Bar No. 982196)
EVE W. MCDONALD, Trial Attorney (CO Bar No. 26304)
999 18th Street, South Terrace – Suite 370, Denver, CO 80202
Tel: [phone] (Lawrence-Hammer); Tel: [phone] (McDonald)
Attorneys for Federal Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF
FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

Case No. 1:20-cv-00426-DAD-EPG
Case No. 1:20-cv-00431-DAD-EPG

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v.
GINA RAIMONDO, in her official
capacity as Secretary of Commerce, et
al.,
Defendants.
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STIPULATION TO EXTEND BY TWO DAYS
FEDERAL DEFENDANTS’ DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS TO
COMPLETE AND/OR SUPPLEMENT THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS

THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL
RESOURCES AGENCY, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
GINA RAIMONDO, et al.,
Defendants.

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Stipulation to Extend Deadlines for Plaintiffs’ Record Motions
Case Nos. 1:20-cv-00426-DAD-EPG; 1:20-cv-00431-DAD-EPG

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This stipulation is entered between the parties for an extension of two days for Federal

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Defendants to respond to Plaintiffs’ motions in Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s

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Associations v. Raimondo (“PCFFA”), Case No. 1:20-cv-00431-DAD-EPG, to complete the

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administrative records or, in the alternative, supplement the administrative records (ECF 224),

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and in California Natural Resources Agency v. Raimondo (“CNRA”), Case No. 1:20-cv-00426-

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DAD-EPG (ECF 149, ECF 158), to complete and supplement the records (collectively,

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“Plaintiffs’ Motions”), and corresponding extensions for the deadlines for Intervenor-

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Defendants’ responses as well as any replies by Plaintiffs.

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RECITALS

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WHEREAS, on September 23, 2020, the parties stipulated to a schedule for Federal

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Defendants to produce the administrative records of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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(“FWS”), the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”), and Bureau of Reclamation

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(“BOR”) for these cases, CNRA, ECF 142; PCFFA, ECF 217, and the stipulation established a

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meet and confer process regarding the submitted administrative records and a briefing schedule

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for any motions to supplement and/or complete the records;

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WHEREAS, in accordance with the parties’ stipulation, Federal Defendants submitted

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the three agencies’ respective administrative records in these cases on September 23, 2020,

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CNRA, ECF 143; PCFFA, ECF 218, and after receiving the records, Plaintiffs in both cases and

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Intervenor-Defendants identified documents and categories of documents that they wished the

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agencies would include in the records, the parties met and conferred, and in an effort to narrow

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the scope of the dispute, Federal Defendants agreed to add certain, but not all, of these

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documents to the records;

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WHEREAS, on December 18, 2020, Plaintiffs in CNRA and PCFFA filed separate

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motions to complete and/or supplement the administrative records along with memorandums of

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law and exhibits, CNRA, ECF 149-155; PCFFA, ECF 224-239;

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Stipulation to Extend Briefing Deadlines for Plaintiffs’ Record Motions
Case Nos. 1:20-cv-00426-DAD-EPG; 1:20-cv-00431-DAD-EPG

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WHEREAS, under Executive Order 13990 (Protecting Public Health and the

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Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis, 86 Fed. Reg. 7,037 (Jan. 25,

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2021)), FWS, NMFS, and the BOR are currently reviewing the 2019 biological opinions for the

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Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project (“CVP”)

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challenged in these cases, consistent with the President’s direction in that Executive Order1;

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WHEREAS, on July 1, 2021, the Court most recently extended the due dates for Federal

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Defendants’ response to Plaintiffs’ Motions to July 12, 2021, the due date for Intervenor-

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Defendants’ responses to Plaintiffs’ Motions to July 16, 2021, and the due date for any replies by

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Plaintiffs to August 6, 2021 (CNRA, ECF 180, PCFFA, ECF 268);

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WHEREAS, Federal Defendants intend to seek no later than July 14, 2021, a stay of

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these cases until September 30, 2021, to facilitate review of the 2019 biological opinions under

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Executive Order 13990 in order to conserve judicial resources, and Federal Defendants are still

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attempting to reach agreement with the parties on such a stay. This additional two-day extension

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is necessary because the PCFFA plaintiffs have requested until July 13, 2021 to provide their

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position on a stay and other parties have indicated the need for more time to consider a stay, and

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thus the extension will allow the parties additional time to discuss whether the parties can reach

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agreement about a stay of these cases before Federal Defendants file a motion for stay; and

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WHEREAS, any party may move for emergency relief during the two-day extension
stipulated to here, and any party may oppose such a motion.

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STIPULATION

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Now therefore, counsel for Federal Defendants, Plaintiffs, and Defendant-Intervenors

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hereby agree and stipulate, subject to approval by the Court, that: (1) the due date for Federal

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Defendants’ response to Plaintiffs’ Motions to complete and/or supplement the administrative

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records is extended to July 14, 2021; (2) the due date for Intervenor-Defendants’ responses to

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See The White House, Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for Review,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/20/fact-sheet-list-ofagency-actions-for-review/ (last visited July 12, 2021).
Stipulation to Extend Briefing Deadlines for Plaintiffs’ Record Motions
Case Nos. 1:20-cv-00426-DAD-EPG; 1:20-cv-00431-DAD-EPG

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Plaintiffs’ Motions is extended to July 19, 2021; and (3) the due date for Plaintiffs’ replies is

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extended to August 9, 2021.

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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: July 12, 2021

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JEAN E. WILLIAMS
Acting Assistant Attorney General
SETH M. BARSKY, Section Chief
S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Section Chief
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
LESLEY LAWRENCE-HAMMER
Sr. Trial Attorney
NICOLE M. SMITH
Trial Attorney
EVE W. MCDONALD
Trial Attorney

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/s/ Clifford E. Stevens, Jr.
CLIFFORD E. STEVENS, JR.
Sr. Trial Attorney
Attorneys for Federal Defendants

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Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Barbara Jane Chisholm .
HAMILTON CANDEE
BARBARA JANE CHISHOLM
ELIZABETH VISSERS
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Golden State Salmon Association,
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., Defenders of
Wildlife, and Bay.Org d/b/a The Bay Institute

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Glen H. Spain .
GLEN H. SPAIN
Attorney for Plaintiffs Pacific Coast Federation of
Fishermen’s Associations and Institute for Fisheries
Resources

Dated: July 12, 2021

ROB BONTA
Attorney General of California
TRACY L. WINSOR
Supervising Deputy Attorney General

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/s/ Daniel M. Fuchs
DANIEL M. FUCHS
Deputy Attorney General
Stipulation to Extend Briefing Deadlines for Plaintiffs’ Record Motions
Case Nos. 1:20-cv-00426-DAD-EPG; 1:20-cv-00431-DAD-EPG

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs California Natural Resources
Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and
People of the State of California by and through Attorney
General Rob Bonta

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Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Daniel J. O’Hanlon .
Daniel J. O’Hanlon
DANIEL J. O’HANLON (SBN 122380)
CARISSA M. BEECHAM (SBN 254625)
REBECCA L. HARMS (SBN 307954)
JENIFER N. GEE (SBN 311492)
KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
Attorneys for San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
and Westlands Water District

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Andrew Hitchings .
ANDREW HITCHINGS
SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN
Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants Glenn-Colusa
Irrigation District; Reclamation District No. 1004;
Conaway Preservation Group, LLC; David and Alice te
Velde Family Trust; Pelger Road 1700, LLC; AndersonCottonwood Irrigation District; City of Redding; and
Knights Landing Investors, LLC

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Meredith E. Nikkel
MEREDITH E. NIKKEL
DOWNEY BRAND LLP
Attorneys for Reclamation District No. 108, Sutter Mutual
Water Company; Natomas Central Mutual Water
Company; River Garden Farms Water Company; Pleasant
Grove-Verona Mutual Water Company; Pelger Mutual
Water Company; Meridian Farms Water Company; Henry
D. Richter, Et Al.; Howald Farms, Inc.; Oji Brothers Farm,
Inc.; Oji Family Partnership; Carter Mutual Water
Company; Windswept Land And Livestock Company;
Maxwell Irrigation District; Beverly F. Andreotti, Et Al.;
Tisdale Irrigation And Drainage Company; Provident
Irrigation District; Princeton-Codora-Glenn Irrigation
District; And Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Mathew G. Adams
MATTHEW G. ADAMS
KAPLAN KIRSCH & ROCKWELL, LLP
Attorneys for Friant Water Authority and Arvin-Edison
Water Storage District

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Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Jenna R. Mandell-Rice
JENNA R. MANDELL-RICE
VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP
Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants The State Water
Contractors

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Marc R. Bruner
MARC R. BRUNER
PERKINS COIE LLP
Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant Contra Costa Water
District

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Timothy O’Laughlin
TIMOTHY O’LAUGHLIN
O’LAUGHLIN & PARIS, PLC
Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant
Oakdale Irrigation District

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Kenneth Robbins
KENNETH ROBBINS
ROBBINS, BROWNING, GODWIN & MARCHINI
Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant South San Joaquin
Irrigation District

Dated: July 12, 2021

/s/ Jennifer T. Buckman
JENNIFER T. BUCKMAN
BARTKIEWICZ, KRONICK & SHANAHAN, PC
Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant City of Folsom, City of
Roseville, and San Juan Water District

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the Parties’ Stipulation, the Court hereby orders as follows:

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(1) the due date for Federal Defendants’ responses to Plaintiffs’ motions in PCFFA v.

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Raimondo, Case No. 1: 20-cv-00431-DAD-EPG, to complete the administrative records or, in

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the alternative, supplement the administrative records (ECF 224), and in CNRA v. Raimondo,

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Case No. 1:20-cv-00426-DAD-EPG (ECF 149; ECF 158), to complete and supplement the

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records, is July 14, 2021;

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(2) the due date for Intervenor-Defendants’ responses to Plaintiffs’ Motions is July 19,
2021; and
(3) the due date for Plaintiffs’ replies is August 9, 2021.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

July 14, 2021
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Stipulation to Extend Briefing Deadlines for Plaintiffs’ Record Motions
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