Alex Cannara v. Karla Nemeth

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ALEX CANNARA, an individual; GENE No. 20-16202

A. NELSON, an individual,

Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. 3:19-cv-04171- v. JD

KARLA NEMETH, California Department of Water Resources OPINION Director; MARYBEL BATJER, California Public Utilities Commission President; LIANE RANDOLPH, California Public Utilities Commissioner; MARTHA GUZMAN ACEVES, California Public Utilities Commissioner; CLIFFORD RECHTSCHAFFEN, California Public Utilities Commissioner; GENEVIEVE SHIROMA, California Public Utilities Commissioner; KEELY BOSLER, California Department of Finance Director; BETTY YEE, California State Controller; FIONA MA, California State Treasurer; CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES;

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES

COMMISSION; CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,

Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California James Donato, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 12, 2021 San Francisco, California

Filed December 30, 2021

Before: Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge, and Ryan D. Nelson…