San Francisco Herring Association v. United States Department of the Interior et al
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NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA HARRIS; INVITING VIEWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON ISSUES PRESENTED IN THIS CASE. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on December 5, 2013. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2013)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO HERRING
ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff,
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Case No. 13-cv-01750-JST
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR, et al.,
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY
GENERAL KAMALA HARRIS;
INVITING VIEWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ON ISSUES PRESENTED
IN THIS CASE
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Defendants.
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TO KAMALA HARRIS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA:
By this Order, the Court hereby invites the State of California to provide its views on
certain issues presented in the above-captioned case, as set forth below.
Plaintiff San Francisco Herring Association (“Plaintiff”) has brought this action against
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Defendants the United States Department of the Interior, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, the
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United States National Park Service (“N.P.S.”), N.P.S. Director Jonathan Jarvis, and Golden Gate
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National Recreation Area General Superintendent Frank Dean (collectively, “Defendants”). First
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Amended Complaint, ECF No. 17. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment
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on the issue of whether the Department of the Interior has jurisdiction to prohibit commercial
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fishing within the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay that are within the boundaries of the
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue
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of Jurisdiction (“Defendants’ Motion”), ECF No 31; Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendants’ Motion
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for Summary Judgment and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (“Plaintiff’s Opp./Cross-
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Motion”), ECF No. 31.
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On December 12, 2013, the Court will hold a hearing on the cross-motions, at which it will
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consider only issues which go to the Court’s subject-matter jurisdiction. If the Court determines
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that it has subject-matter jurisdiction over this action, it is likely to decide some or all of the
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following issues:
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Whether the State of California holds title to some or all of the navigable waters of
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San Francisco Bay within the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation
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Area, and whether the United States has acquired any property interest in those
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waters. See Plaintiff’s Opp./Cross-Motion 12:1-13:9; Plaintiff’s Reply in
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Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (“Plaintiff’s Reply”)
9:20-10:8, ECF No. 56.
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Department of the Interior has the statutory authority to prohibit commercial
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
If the State of California does hold title to such waters, whether the United States
fishing in the waters in which the State of California holds title. See Defendants’
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Motion 11:11-15:10; Plaintiff’s Opp./Cross-Motion 23:15-34:19; Defendants’
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Reply/Opp. 5:11-11:25, 13:1-27:15.
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Whether the State of California holds title to some or all of the submerged land
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beneath the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay that are within the boundaries
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of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and whether the United States has
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acquired any property interest in such submerged lands. See Defendants’ Motion
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6:17-26, 17:6-19:9, Plaintiff’s Opp./Cross Motion 13:10-20:3; Defendants’
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Reply/Opp. 12:1-27, 28:8-35:4; Plaintiff’s Reply 10:9-11:28.
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If the State of California holds title to those submerged lands, whether the United
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States Department of the Interior has the statutory authority to prohibit commercial
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fishing in such waters above such submerged land in which the State of California
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holds title. See Defendants’ Motion 15:11-17:7; Plaintiff’s Reply 12:1-13:15.
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The Court invites the State of California to provide its views on these questions. If the
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State of California intends to provide its views, it shall notify the Court and the parties by
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December 13, 2013, and shall file a brief of no longer than 30 pages not later than January 10,
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2014.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 5, 2013
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
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