American River Trees, et al. v. Central Valley Protection Board, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMERICAN RIVER TREES, et al., No. 2:25-cv-02384-DC-CSK Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION

FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

CENTRAL VALLEY PROTECTION BOARD, et al., (Doc. No. 19) 15 Defendants. 16 This matter came before the court on November 7, 2025, for a hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction. (Doc. Nos. 19; 36.) Attorney Patrick Soluri appeared on behalf of Plaintiff American River Trees and Plaintiff Save the American River Association, and Attorneys Justin Augustine and Meredith Stevenson appeared on behalf of Plaintiff Center for Biological Diversity. Attorneys Devon McCune and Daniel Luecke appeared on behalf of Defendant U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) and Defendant U.S. National Parks Service (“NPS”). Attorneys Matthew Struhar and Isabella Panicucci appeared on behalf of Defendant Central Valley Flood Protection Board (“Flood Board”). For the reasons explained below, Plaintiffs’ motion for…