Ross

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF No. 1:20−CV−00431−DAD−SAB FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS, et al.,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

Plaintiff, PERMISSIVE INTERVENTION WITH CONDITIONS ON BRIEFING v. (Doc. No. 63) WILBUR ROSS, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiffs, a coalition of six environmental organizations, bring this lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NFMS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and various official representatives of those agencies. (Doc. No. 52.) Plaintiffs’ first and second claims for relief challenge the adoption by NMFS and FWS, respectively, of “biological opinions” prepared pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C § 1531 et seq., regarding the impact of the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the State Water Project (SWP) (collectively, “Water Projects”) on 26 …