Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Patterson
District Court, E.D. California
Decided August 27, 2004No. CIV.S-88-1658 LKKPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KARLTON, Senior District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on plaintiffs’ motion for summary adjudication as to liability on their claim under § 8 of the Reclamation Act of 1902. Plaintiffs allege that since the late 1940s, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation has failed to release the amount of water through the Friant Dam required to keep the San Joaquin River historic fisheries in good condition. The Friant defendants and the Chowchilla Water District bring cross-motions for summary adjudication and for dismissal in which the Madera Irrigation District joins.…
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