CASITAS LETTERHEADCalifornia • May 22nd, 2022
Jurisdiction FiledMay 22nd, 2022On April 12, 2022, Judge William Highberger, the Judge in the Ventura River Adjudication (“Adjudication”), ordered a stay on all issues in the Adjudication for a period of approximately six months to allow certain principal parties to the Adjudication, consisting of Casitas Municipal Water District (“Casitas”), the City of Ventura (“Ventura”), the City of Ojai (“Ojai”), and the East Ojai Group (“EOG”), each a “Party,” and collectively the “Initial Mediation Parties,” to engage in structured mediation with the intent of avoiding further litigation and potentially arriving at a settlement that resolves the principal issues currently in dispute in the Adjudication.