San Francisco Baykeeper v. Sunnyvale
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER, Case No. 5:20-cv-00824-EJD
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE
AMICUS BRIEF
v.
CITY OF SUNNYVALE, et al., Re: ECF No. 281 Defendants.
In this water quality case, Plaintiff San Francisco Baykeeper alleges that the Cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View have violated certain terms in the permits that regulate the Cities’ wastewater discharges. The Cities have filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s prior rulings in this case based on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA (“CCSF”), 145 S. Ct. 704 (2025). According to the Cities, this recent decision shows that certain of the permit terms they are alleged to have violated are invalid. Two California water agencies (Proposed Amici)1 have moved for leave to file an amicus brief on the reconsideration motion. ECF No. 281. Defendants oppose. ECF No. 292. Having reviewed the …