Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued this notice of oral argument for San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority v. NRDC, aka The Consolidated Delta Smelt Cases. The oral argument will take place on Monday, September 10, at 9AM … Continue reading
In the continuing 9th Circuit litigation over Judge Wanger’s decision to invalidate the 2008 delta smelt biological opinion, the federal government and the Natural Resources Defense Council on Friday filed briefs in response to earlier filings made by water users and the … Continue reading
This afternoon the Natural Resources Defense Council filed this reply brief in its Ninth Circuit appeal of Judge Wanger’s decision from last year to enjoin the Fall X2 action. That should complete briefing on the injunction, and we’ll now for briefing … Continue reading
You may recall that in late January of this year I blogged that the Ninth Circuit delta smelt X2 litigation had been completed for the moment. This was after the completion of briefing related to the water users’ motion to … Continue reading
Last week, the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, Kern County Water Agency, State Water Contractors, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, and Westlands Water District filed this reply to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s opposition … Continue reading
Today the Natural Resources Defense Council filed this response brief in the Ninth Circuit, opposing California water users’ December 2011 motion for the dismissal of NRDC’s X2 injunction appeal. … Continue reading
Regarding the independent panel report on the delta smelt X2 testimony controversy, reviews of the report suggest that the two federal scientists who provided the testimony at issue have been vindicated, and that Judge Wanger’s Fall 2011 criticism of the … Continue reading