The Wilderness Society et al v. United States Department of Interior et al

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ORDER GRANTING 28 MOTION to Intervene. Signed by Judge James Ware on 3/9/2011. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/9/2011)

The Wilderness Society et al v. United States Department of Interior et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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) TED ) GRAN ) Plaintiffs, ) re ) mes Wa Judge Ja v. ) ) ER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ) C N F D IS T IC T O et al., ) R 3/9/2011 ) Defendants, ) No. 3:09-cv-03048-VRW ) and ) [PROPOSED ORDER]GRANTING MOTION ) TO INTERVENE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, ) The Honorable Vaughn R. Walker AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ) U.S. District Chief Judge ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL RURAL ) ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ) ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GAS ) ASSOCIATION, CHAMBER OF ) COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES ) OF AMERICA, AND NATIONAL ) ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, ) ) Proposed Intervenor) Defendants. ) ) In light of the parties' non-opposition, The motion of Edison Electric Institute, American Public Power Association, National Rural THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, et al., Electric Cooperative Association, American Gas Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United
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20 States of America, and National Association of Manufacturers to intervene of right under Federal 21 Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(2) is hereby GRANTED in all phases of all claims raised in the First 22 Amended Complaint, with the exception of Plaintiffs' claims alleging violation of the National 23 Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"), on which intervention of right is granted in any remedy phase 24 of this case; 25 And it is further ordered that the motion of Edison Electric Institute, American Public Power 26 Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, American Gas Association, Chamber 27 of Commerce of the United States of America, and National Association of Manufacturers for 28
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permissive intervention under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure is hereby GRANTED with respect to the merits phase of Plaintiffs' NEPA claims.

March 9, 2011 Dated: _______________, 2010 Vaughn R. Walker James Ware United States Chief District Judge

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