County of Imperial v. Superior Court
Opinion
Opinion
Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Mary E. Hackenbracht, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Matthew Goldman, Deputy Attorney General, Peter von Haam, Deputy Attorney General and Clifford T. Lee, Deputy Attorney General, for Real Party in Interest State Water Resources Control Board.
Allen Matkins Leek Gamble & Mallory, David L. Osias, Robert R. Barnes, Jeffrey R. Patterson, Mark J. Hattam, San Diego; Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote and John Penn Carter, El Centro, for Real Party in Interest Imperial Irrigation District.
Hatch & Parent, Lisabeth D. Rothman, Susannah M. Mitchell, Los Angeles; and Daniel S. Hentschke, General Counsel, for Real Party in Interest San Diego County Water Authority.
Jeffrey Kightlinger, Adam C. Kear; and Linus Masouredis, Oakland, for Real Party in Interest The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Redwine and Sherrill, Gerald D. Shoaf, Steven B. Abbott; Best, Best & Krieger, Michelle Ouellette and Megan K. Starr, Riverside, for Real Party in Interest Coachella Valley Water District.
RAYE, J.
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