Ross
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations v. Ross
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF No. 1:20−CV−00431−DAD−SAB FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS, et al.,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
Plaintiffs, TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
13 v. (Doc. No. 131) 14 WILBUR ROSS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16
INTRODUCTION 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 various ESA–listed species. More specifically,…