Pre-trial motions were heard today in the Siskiyou County Farm Bureau's water lawsuit against the Department of Fish and Game, resulting in the judge's reluctant decision to put off the start of the trial for a week.
Superior Court Judge Karen Dixon allowed the state to introduce more documents into the case and agreed to let the trial begin at 9 a.m. May 8 in Yreka. The trial was set to begin tomorrow.
Dixon handed the plaintiffs a victory when she ruled that Fish and Game Code Section 1600 -- the source of all the controversy -- is ambiguous, said Darrin Mercier, attorney for the Farm Bureau. That means he can enter the testimony of people who are affected by the rule; the state wanted the judge to simply make a decision based on the language of the code itself, Mercier said.
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