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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, et al., No. 1:19-cv-01420-DAD-SAB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE

TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

KIMBERLY NASH, et al., (Doc. No. 75) Defendants.

16 Before the court is a motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief addressing plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction currently pending before the court. The motion seeking such leave was filed by Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions (“YSS” or “movant”), a collaborative group comprising diverse interests working to achieve healthy forests and watersheds and to develop recovery and restoration plans for the Rim Fire and other areas of their region in need of rehabilitation. (Doc. No. 75.) Plaintiffs object to the proposed filing of the amicus curiae, while the motion itself indicates that federal and state defendants do not. (Doc. No. 75-1 at 2.) A hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction was held on December 3, 2019. Attorney 25 …