San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority et al v. Salazar et al, No. 1:2009cv00407 - Document 477 (E.D. Cal. 2009)

Court Description: PARTIAL FINAL JUDGMENT signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 12/29/2009. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that (1) final judgment is entered in favor of Federal Defendants and Defendant Intervenors on Plaintiffs Commerce Clause claim, and (2) Plaintiffs Commerce Clause claim is CERTIFIED to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as there is no just reason for delay. (Bradley, A)

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San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority et al v. Salazar et al 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Doc. 477 M. REED HOPPER, NO. 131291 E-Mail: mrh@pacificlegal.org DAMIEN M. SCHIFF, No. 235101 E-mail: dms@pacificlegal.org BRANDON M. MIDDLETON, No. 255699 E-Mail: bmm@pacificlegal.org Pacific Legal Foundation 3900 Lennane Drive, Suite 200 Sacramento, California 95834 Telephone: (916) 419-7111 Facsimile: (916) 419-7747 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Stewart & Jasper Orchards, Arroyo Farms, LLC, and King Pistachio Grove 8 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 THE DELTA SMELT CASES ) _____________________________________ ) ) ) SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER ) AUTHORITY, et al. v. SALAZAR, et al. ) _____________________________________ ) ) ) STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v. ) SALAZAR, et al. ) _____________________________________ ) ) ) COALITION FOR A SUSTAINABLE ) DELTA, et al. v. UNITED STATES FISH ) AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al. ) _____________________________________ ) ) ) METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT v. ) UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE ) SERVICE, et al. ) _____________________________________ ) ) STEWART & JASPER ORCHARDS, et al. v. ) ) UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE ) SERVICE, et al. ) ) Case No.: 1:09-cv-407 OWW DLB PARTIAL FINAL JUDGMENT 28 PARTIAL JUDGMENT Case No. 1:09-cv-407 OWW DLB PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com Dockets.Justia.com 1 Claim Six of Plaintiffs Stewart & Jasper Orchards, et al.’s (Plaintiffs) Complaint for 2 Declaratory and Injunctive Relief alleged that application of Sections 7(a)(2) and 9 of the 3 Endangered Species Act to the delta smelt is an invalid exercise of Congress’ Commerce Clause 4 authority (Commerce Clause claim). Stewart & Jasper Orchards, et al. v. United States Fish 5 and Wildlife Service, et al., 1:09-cv-892 OWWB DLB (Doc. 1). Stewart & Jasper Orchards 6 was consolidated with four other, related matters on June 24, 2009, under case No. 1:09-cv-407 7 OWW DLB, The Delta Smelt Consolidated Cases (Doc. 120). 8 In accordance with: (1) the Court’s November 10, 2009, order (The Delta Smelt 9 Consolidated Cases, Doc. 339) denying Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on their 10 Commerce Clause claim and granting the United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al.’s 11 (Federal Defendants) and Natural Resources Defense Council et al.’s cross-motions for 12 summary judgment on Plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause claim, and (2) the Court’s December 10, 13 2009, memorandum decision and order (The Delta Smelt Consolidated Cases, Doc. 460) 14 granting Plaintiffs’ motion for entry of final judgment on their Commerce Clause claim 15 pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), 16 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that (1) final judgment is entered in favor of Federal 17 Defendants and Defendant Intervenors on Plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause claim, and (2) 18 Plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause claim is CERTIFIED to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth 19 Circuit, as there is no just reason for delay. 20 21 22 23 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: December 29, 2009 25 26 27 28 PARTIAL JUDGMENT Case No. 1:09-cv-407 OWW DLB PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER United States Senior District Judge

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