United States v. State Water Resources Control Board
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2:19-cv-000547-LJO-EPG 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING RE PENDING MOTION TO v. DISMISS (ECF NO. 17)
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL
BOARD & STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD CHAIR E. JOAQUIN
ESOUIVEL, in his official capacity,
Defendants.
15 On March 28, 2019, Plaintiff United States of America filed two similar lawsuits, one in
16 Sacramento County Superior Court, the other in this Court, concerning amendments adopted by
17 Defendant State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board” or “Board”) to the Water Quality
18 Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (“Bay-Delta Plan
19 Amendments” or “Amended Plan”). See ECF No. 1; ECF No. 18 (Request for Judicial Notice (“RJN”)),
20 Ex. 6. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) in this (the federal) action raises three causes of action
21 under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)–(1) failure to provide an…