Becerra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 APRIL IN PARIS, et al., No. 2:19-cv-02471-KJM-CKD Plaintiffs, v. ORDER XAVIER BECERRA, et al., Defendants. 16 Nonparties Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International and Humane Society of the United States (the “applicants” or “proposed intervenors”) move to intervene as defendants in this case concerning the enforceability of California Penal Code § 653o as it relates to the trade in products made from alligators and crocodiles. Mot., ECF No. 31. Plaintiffs oppose. Opp’n, ECF No. 32. Applicants have replied. Reply, ECF No. 33. On March 6, 2020, the court heard argument on the motion in a consolidated hearing with an identical motion in a related case, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Comm’n v. Becerra, No. 2-19-cv- 02488-KJM-CKD. At hearing David Frulla appeared for all plaintiffs, Ali Karaouni appeared for the defendants, and certified law students Erica Imwald and William Conlon appeared for 26 …