Mealey's ( November 5, 2021, 8:58 AM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California state court judge on Oct. 27 issued a tentative ruling denying a renewed motion by the Westlands Water District to validate its contract with the United States for water service from the Central Valley Project and repayment of loans from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, finding that the district “failed to show any new or different facts, circumstances, or law that would justify the renewal of its prior motion.”...