State of California v. Wheeler

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 10 Case No. 20-cv-03005-RS Plaintiffs, 11 v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 12 PRELIMINARY RELIEF ANDREW WHEELER, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 16 I. INTRODUCTION 17 This case is a challenge to a new rule that will substantially narrow the definition of what 18 are “waters of the United States” subject to federal regulation under the Clean Water Act. 19 Plaintiffs seek a court order preventing the new rule from taking effect, pending a determination 20 on the merits of the case. Plaintiffs…