Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM DECISION RE CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS V. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, 127 S.Ct. 2518 (2007), TO PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR RESCISSION OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER SETTLEMENT CONTRACTS

OLIVER W. WANGER, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................958

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.................................................959

A General History of The CVP and Relevant State Law Doctrines .............959

B. The Bureau’s Initiation of Permit Applications for the CVP Before the State…