Harris
Harris v. Henry Miller Reclamation District No. 2131
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
F. RUSSELL HARRIS, et al., CASE NO. 1:21-cv-00882-AWI-EPG
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS
v.
HENRY MILLER RECLAMATION DISTRICT NO. 2131, et al., 11 Defendants. (Doc. No. 15)
14 Plaintiffs F. Russell Harris (“Harris”) and Harris Farms, LP (“Harris Farms”) contend that the San Luis Canal Company (“SLCC”), Henry Miller Reclamation District No. 2131 (“HMRD”) and persons controlling those entities (together with SLCC and HMRD, “Defendants”) violated the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by blocking a water reuse plan. They also seek judicial declarations and writs of mandate clearing the way for implementation of the plan. Defendants move to dismiss the Complaint and to strike a prayer for punitive damages as to HMRD. For the reasons set forth below, the motion to dismiss will be granted and the motion to strike will be denied as moot. BACKGROUND Defendant SLCC is a private…