Legal Opinion
Westlands Water District v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, E.D. California
Decided December 10, 2002No. CIV.F-00-7124 OWW DLBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DOCS. 233, 238, 243, 247, 252)
WANGER, District Judge.
Before the court are cross-motions for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Oral argument was heard August 20, 2002.
Plaintiffs Westlands Water District, San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority and San Benito County Water District were represented by Daniel O’Hanlon, Esq. Plaintiff Intervenor, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, was represented by Steve Saxton, Esq., and David Lindgren, Esq. Northern California Power…
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- Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, and Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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