Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District

*1055 Proceedings: Order (1) GRANTING In-tervenor United States’ Motion to Intervene (Doc. No. 62) (IN CHAMBERS)

Before the Court is Intervenor United States of America’s Motion to Intervene. (Doc. No. 62.) The Court finds this matter suitable for resolution without a hearing pursuant to Local Rule 7-15. After considering the papers timely filed by the United States, the Court GRANTS the Motion.

I.BACKGROUND

On May 14, 2013, Plaintiff Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (“Plaintiff’) filed a complaint against Defendants Coachella Valley Water District (“CVWD”), Franz De Klotz, Ed Pack, John Powell, Jr., Peter Nelson, and Debi Livesay, Desert Water Agency (“DWA”), Patricia G. Oygar, Thomas Kieley III, James Cioffi, Craig A. Ewing, and Joseph K. Stuart (collectively, “Defendants”). (Compl., Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff seeks to have the Court declare and quantify its federally reserved rights to groundwater in the Coachella Valley and enjoin Defendants from overdrafting the Upper Whitewater and Garnet Hill sub-basins of the Coachella Valley Groundwater. Basin aquifer or otherwise interfering with Plaintiffs rights to the groundwater. (Compl. ¶ 3.)

On May 13, 2014, the United States…