Natural Resources Defense Coun v. Kenneth Salazar

FILED

FOR PUBLICATION MAR 05 2013

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE No. 09-17661

COUNCIL; CALIFORNIA TROUT; SAN

FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER; FRIENDS OF D.C. No. 1:05-cv-01207- THE RIVER; THE BAY INSTITUTE, all non- OWW-GSA profit organizations,

Plaintiffs - Appellants, ORDER

and

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,

Plaintiff in Related Case,

v.

KENNETH LEE SALAZAR, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; DAN ASHE, in his official capacity as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; MICHAEL L. CONNOR, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; ANDERSON-COTTONWOOD

IRRIGATION DISTRICT; PACIFIC REALTY

ASSOCIATES, LP; RECLAMATION

DISTRICT 1004; BEVERLY F. ANDREOTTI;

BANTA-CARBONA IRRIGATION DISTRICT;

PATTERSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT;

WEST SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT;

BYRON BETHANY IRRIGATION DISTRICT;

CARTER MUTUAL WATER COMPANY;

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HOWALD FARMS, INC.; MAXWELL

IRRIGATION DISTRICT;…