Committee to Protect our Agricultural Water v. Occidental Oil & Gas Corp.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS

This matter came before the court on June 22, 2016, for hearing of defendants’ motions to dismiss brought pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. Nos. 51, 55, 57, 59, 63, 64.) Attorneys Patricia K. Oliver, R. Rex Parris, and Jennifer F. Novak appeared on behalf of plaintiffs Committee to Protect our Agricultural Water, Mike Hopkins, and John Wedel. Attorneys Matthew T. Kline and Dimitri D. Portnoi appeared on behalf of defendant Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation, and the California Resources Corporation. Attorney Christopher R. Rodriguez appeared on behalf of defendant Western States Petroleum Association. Attorneys' William E. Thompson and Zach Hughes appeared on behalf of defendant Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Attorney Keli N. Osaki appeared on behalf of defendant California Independent Petroleum Association. Deputy Attorney General Kenneth ’G. Lake appeared on behalf of defendant California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Timothy R. Kustic, and Mark Ne-chodom. Attorneys Joel M. Athey, Kristina Azlin, and Kern County Counsel Theresa A. Goldner appeared on behalf of…