Friends of the River v. National Marine Fisheries Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER, a non- No. 2:16-cv-00818-JAM-JDP profit corporation, 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR REMAND AND STAY, DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES REMAND SCHEDULE

SERVICE, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Friends of the River’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for an order of remand, remand schedule, and stay of Section 9 claim. Mot. to Remand and Stay, ECF No. 85. The National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“CORPS”) (collectively, “Federal Defendants”) partially opposed this motion. Defs.’ Resp., ECF No. 86. Intervenor Defendants, Yuba County Water Agency, also partially opposed this motion. Intervenor Def.’s Opp’n., ECF No. 87. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for an order of remand, DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for a…