Abatti
Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ABATTI, et al., Case No. 22-cv-1323-MMA (KSC)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER AFFIRMING TENTATIVE
v. RULING RE: MOTION TO DISMISS
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION [Doc. No. 17] DISTRICT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Michael Abatti is a farmer and landowner in California’s Imperial Valley who, along with twenty-five other Plaintiffs, brings this civil action against Defendants Imperial Irrigation District and five individual members of the Imperial Irrigation District’s Board of Directors, seeking money damages, injunctive relief, and declaratory judgment related to alleged violations of Plaintiffs’ asserted federal right to Colorado River water. See generally Doc. No. 16 (Second Amended Complaint, the “SAC”). Presently before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ SAC in its entirety. Doc. No. 17. On September 6, 2023, the parties appeared before the Court for a hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. …