Judge moves legal fight to Trump admin-favored jurisdiction

摘要

The Trump administration scored an early victory on Friday in the legal battle over its plan to deliver more water toCalifornia's farmers.A federal judge granted the administration's request to transfer a challenge from conservationists to theadministration's plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the state's water hub.The order takes the case from federal district court in San Francisco - often the preferred court forenvironmentalists - and moves it to the federal district court based in the Central Valley, California's agriculturecapital."Although the plaintiff's choice of forum is entitled to some deference," federal Magistrate Judge Laurel Beelerwrote, "the Eastern District's significant ties to the case outweighs the plaintiff's choice for forum."