Friends of Del Norte v. California Department of Transportation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FRIENDS OF DEL NORTE, et al., Case No. 3:18-cv-00129-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE MOTION TO INTERVENE
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 50 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al., 11 Defendants.
13 The Del Norte Local Transportation Commission (“DNLTC”) has asked to intervene in 14 this long-running dispute over a proposed project to modify U.S. Route 199 and State Route 197 15 in Del Norte County, California. Dkt. No. 50. The salient facts and record were presented in 16 detail in prior proceedings, and the parties’ familiarity with them is assumed. See Souza v. Cal. 17 Dep’t of Transp., Case No. 13-cv-04407-JD, Dkt. No. 87 (May 2, 2014 preliminary injunction 18 order). 19 Plaintiffs oppose the motion. Dkt. No. 52. Defendants take no position. DNLTC also 20 seeks leave to file an untimely reply in support of its motion to intervene. Dkt. No. 59. The 21 request for an extension is unopposed and granted. 22 The motion to intervene is granted on the limited grounds proposed by plaintiffs, Dkt. 23 No. 52 at 12, and agreed to by DNLTC,…