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DANIEL J. O’HANLON, State Bar No. 122380K. ERIC ADAIR, State Bar No. 150650HANSPETER WALTER, State Bar No. 244847REBECCA R. AKROYD, State Bar No. 267305KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD400 Capitol Mall, 27th FloorSacramento, CA 95814Telephone: (916) 321-4500Facsimile: (916) 321-4555EILEEN M. DIEPENBROCK, State Bar No. 119254JON D. RUBIN, State Bar No. 196944JONATHAN R. MARZ, State Bar No. 221188DIEPENBROCK HARRISON400 Capitol Mall, 18th FloorSacramento, CA 95814Telephone: (916) 492-5000Facsimile: (916) 446-4535Attorneys for PlaintiffsSAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATERAUTHORITY and WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION

THE DELTA SMELT CASESSAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTAWATER AUTHORITY, et al. v.SALAZAR, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-407)STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v.SALAZAR, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-422)COALITION FOR A SUSTAINABLEDELTA, et al. v. UNITED STATES FISHAND WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al.(Case No. 1:09-cv-480)METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT v.UNITED STATES FISH & WILDLIFESERVICE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-631)STEWART & JASPER ORCHARDS, etal. v. UNITED STATES FISH ANDWILDLIFE SERVICE, et al.Case No. 1:09-cv-892)CASE NO. 1:09-cv-407-OWW-DLB1:09-cv-422-OWW-DLB1:09-cv-631-OWW-DLB1:09-cv-892-OWW-GSAPARTIALLY CONSOLIDATED WITH:1:09-cv-480-OWW-GSA

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTINGPLAINTIFFS SAN LUIS & DELTAMENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY ANDWESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT’SMOTION FOR A TEMPORARYRESTRAINING ORDER

DATE: February 10, 2010

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TIME: 12:00 p.m.

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COURTROOM: 3JUDGE: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger

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This matter came on regularly for hearing on February 10, 2010. Plaintiffs San Luis &Delta-Mendota Water Authority (“Authority”) and Westlands Water District (“Westlands”)(collectively “San Luis Plaintiffs”) were represented by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann &Girard by Daniel J. O’Hanlon, Esq. and by Diepenbrock Harrison by Eileen M. Diepenbrock,Esq. Plaintiff Westlands was represented by Thomas W. Birmingham, Esq. Federal Defendants,including the Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Lee Salazar, the United States Department of theInterior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), Acting Director of the FWS Rowan Gould,Regional Director of FWS Ren Lohoefenor, United States Bureau of Reclamation(“Reclamation”), Acting Commissioner of Reclamation J. William McDonald, and RegionalDirector Donald Glaser were represented by William J. Shapiro, Trial Attorney, NaturalResources Section, and James A. Maysonett, Esq., Trial Attorney, Wildlife and MarineResources Section, U.S. Department of Justice. Defendant-Intervenors The Bay Institute andNatural Resources Defense Council were represented by Earthjustice, Trent W. Orr, Esq., andNatural Resources Defense Council, Katherine Poole, Esq.The Court has fully considered the briefs and evidence filed in support of the Motion forTemporary Restraining Order filed by San Luis Plaintiffs, and the oral arguments, testimony anddocuments admitted in evidence. Accordingly, the Court now enters the following order:IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is herebyGRANTED, and the Court hereby restrains and enjoins Federal Defendants, and their officers,agents, servants and employees, and any other parties, persons or entities who are in activeconcert or participation with them, as follows:1.

Federal Defendants shall not implement any aspect of Action 2 of Component 1of the Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (“RPA”) included in the December 15, 2008,biological opinion on the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project (“CVP”) and theState Water Project (“SWP”) in California (“BiOp”).2.

This Temporary Restraining Order shall remain in place until such time as thisCourt can issue a ruling on San Luis Plaintiffs’ Motion for Interim Remedy/PreliminaryInjunction, Doc. 447.

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This Temporary Restraining Order is effective on San Luis Plaintiffs’ filing anundertaking in the sum of $_______.Dated: __________________HONORABLE OLIVER W. WANGERUNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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