Ecological Rights Foundation v. San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, Case No.: 24-cv-1614-RSH-MMP et al.,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION
Plaintiffs, TO ENTER CONSENT DECREE v. 14 [ECF No. 3]
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC
COMPANY,
16 Defendant. 17 18 Before the Court is a joint motion to enter consent decree [ECF No. 3] filed by plaintiffs Ecological Rights Foundation and San Diego Coastkeeper and defendant San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1), the Court finds the motion presented appropriate for resolution without oral argument. For the reasons below, the Court grants the motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background The instant case arises from Defendant’s storage and handling of chemically treated wooden utility poles and cross arms at its facilities. The Complaint alleges the following. Defendant is “an electrical and natural gas utility corporation that supplies electricity and natural gas to parts of Southern…