CALIFORNIA v. U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Rood and Katherine Turner , County of Imperial, County Counsel, El Centro, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

Alene M. Taber (argued), Michael L. Tidus , Kathryn M. Casey , and Jonathan E. Shardlow , Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus, Peckenpaugh, Irvine, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellant-Cross-Appellee People of the State of California ex rel. Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, and Imperial County Air Pollution Control District.

Antonio Rossmann , Roger B. Moore , and Barton Lounsbury , Rossmann and Moore, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees County of Imperial.

Ignacia S. Moreno , Assistant Attorney General, David C. Shilton , Stephen M. Macfarlane , Norman L. Rave, Jr. , and Peter J. McVeigh (argued), United States Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C.; Robert Snow , M. Rodney Smith, Jr. , Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., for Defendants-Appellees.

Kurt R. Wiese , General Counsel, and Barbara Baird , District Counsel, Diamond Bar, CA, for Amicus Curiae South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Catherine Redmond , District Counsel, Fresno, CA, for Amicus Curiae San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.

Katherine C. Pittard , District Counsel, Sacramento, CA, for Amicus Curiae Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District.

Dennis Marshall , County Counsel, and William M. Dillon , Senior Deputy, Santa Barbara, CA, for Amicus Curiae Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.

Nancy Diamond , District Counsel, Law Offices of Nancy Diamond, Arcata, CA, for Amicus Curiae North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District.

David D. Cooke , Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, San Francisco, CA; David L. Osias and Mark J. Hattam , Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, San Diego, CA; Jeffrey M. Garber , General Counsel, Imperial Irrigation District, Imperial, CA, for Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Imperial Irrigation District.

Marcia L. Scully , General Counsel, John D. Schlotterbeck , Senior Deputy General Counsel, Adam C. Kear , Senior Deputy General Counsel, Los Angeles, CA; Linus Masouredis , Chief Deputy General Counsel, Sacramento, CA, for Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

Steven B. Abbott and Julianna Strong , Redwine and Sherrill, Riverside, California; Michelle Ouellette and Melissa R. Cushman, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Riverside CA, for Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Coachella Valley Water District.

Lisabeth D. Rothman and Amy M. Steinfeld , Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Los Angeles, California; Daniel S. Hentschke , General Counsel, San Diego County Water Authority, San Diego, CA, for Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant San Diego County Water Authority.

Before: PAUL J. WATFORD and ANDREW D. HURWITZ, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief District Judge.