Almond Alliance of California v. Fish and Game Commission

Filed 5/31/22 (review denied 9/21/22: reposted with Supreme Court order and statement)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

ALMOND ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA et al., C093542

Plaintiffs and Respondents, (Super. Ct. No. 34201980003216CUWMGDS) v.

FISH AND GAME COMMISSION et al.,

Defendants and Appellants;

XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE

CONSERVATION et al.,

Interveners and Appellants.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, James P. Arguelles, Judge. Reversed.

Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Robert W. Byrne, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Eric M. Katz, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Jeffrey P. Reusch and Adam L. Levitan, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants California Fish and Game Commission and California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Environmental Law Clinic, Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School, Deborah A. Sivas, Matthew J. Sanders, and Stephanie L. Safdi, for Intervenors and Appellants Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife,…