Sweeney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 United States of America, Case No. 2:17-cv-00112-KJM-SCR Plaintiff, ORDER v. John Donnelly Sweeney, et al., Defendants. 16 Following a bench trial this court found John Donnelly and Point Buckler Club, LLC had violated and at the time remained in violation of 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311 and 1344 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Order (Sept. 1, 2020) at 95–96, ECF No. 180. The court found an injunction was necessary to restore Point Buckler Island and used the government’s restoration plan as a substantive guide for defendants to present a restoration plan to the government. See Remedy Order (Dec. 9, 2022) at 13, ECF No. 210. On January 26, 2023, the court specially referred the identification of a restoration plan to Magistrate Judge Jeremy Peterson under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(3). See Order (Jan. 26, 2023), ECF No. 223. On August 15, 2024, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on the parties, and 26 Given…