Friends of the River v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv.

JOHN A. MENDEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

This litigation concerns three species of threatened fish and two federally-managed dams in the Yuba River. Friends of the River ("Plaintiff" or "FOR") sued the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the "Corps") and National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") (collectively, "Federal Defendants") alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act and Administrative Procedures Act. Yuba County Water Agency ("YCWA" or "Intervenor") intervened in the case. ECF No. 16. Parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, ECF Nos. 33, 38, 41,…