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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03703-RS Plaintiffs, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR., et al., JUDGMENT 13 Defendants, 14 and

ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH,

16 Intervenor-Defendant.

18 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs in this action are three advocacy groups: Animal Legal Defense Fund, Food & Water Watch, and Food Animal Concerns Trust. They challenge the decision of defendant Federal Drug Administration (“FDA”) to approve the animal drug Experior for use in cattle feedlots. Elanco Health, the manufacturer of Experior, has intervened as an additional defendant. Experior is touted to reduce the amount of ammonia gas released from the waste of cattle raised for beef. Plaintiffs contend Experior has not been shown to be safe and effective, and that FDA did not adequately consider the drug’s environmental impacts. Plaintiffs assert…