TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT v. FERC

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Misha Tseytlin argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Charles R. Sensiba , Morgan M. Gerard , and Kevin M. LeRoy .

Michael A. Swiger was on the brief for Hydropower amici curiae in support of petitioners.

Jared B. Fish , Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Matthew R. Christiansen , General Counsel, and Robert H. Solomon , Solicitor.

Eric M. Katz , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of California, argued the cause for intervenor California State Water Resource Control Board in support of respondent. With him on the brief were Rob Bonta , Attorney General, Robert W. Byrne , Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jennifer Kalnins Temple and Adam L. Levitan , Deputy Attorneys General.

Julie Gantenbein , Lena H. Hughes , Joseph Palmore , and Andrew McAleer Hawley were on the brief for Intervenors Tuolumne River Trust, et al. in support of respondent.

Robert W. Ferguson , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Washington, Kelly T. Wood and Gabrielle Gurian , Assistant Attorneys General, Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Colorado, Carrie Noteboom , First Assistant Attorney General, William Tong , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, Jill Lacedonia , Assistant Attorney General, Karl A. Racine , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Caroline Van Zile , Acting Solicitor General, Kwame Raoul , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois, Aaron M. Frey , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Maine, Brian Frosh , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Maryland, Adam D. Snyder , Assistant Attorney General, Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Minnesota, Peter N. Surdo , Special Assistant Attorney General, Matthew J. Platkin , Acting Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, Lisa J. Morelli , Deputy Attorney General, Hector Balderas , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, William Grantham , Assistant Attorney General, Letitia James , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood , Solicitor General, Brian Lusignan , Assistant Attorney General, Joshua S. Stein , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of North Carolina, Asher P. Spiller , Assistant Attorney General, Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Oregon, Paul Garrahan , Attorney-in-Charge, Thomas J. Donovan, Jr. , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Vermont, Laura B. Murphy , Assistant Attorney General, Maura Healey , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Massachusetts, Matthew Ireland , Assistant Attorney General, Turner H. Smith , Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Chief, Josh Shapiro , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Aimee D. Thomson , Deputy Attorney General, Jason Miyares , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, were on the brief for amici curiae States of Washington, et al. in support of respondents.

Before: Wilkins and Walker, Circuit Judges, and Randolph, Senior Circuit Judge.