Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations et al v. Gutierrez et al

Filing 475

PARTIES' SIXTH STIPULATION and ORDER Re: Motion for Attorneys' Fees (Doc. 465 ), Signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 12/10/2010. (Arellano, S.)

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MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD, State Bar No. 63702 GEORGE M. TORGUN, State Bar No. 222085 TRENT W. ORR, State Bar No. 77656 Earthjustice 426 17th Street, 5th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 [e-mail]; [e-mail] [e-mail] Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiffs KATHERINE POOLE, State Bar No. 195010 MICHAEL E. WALL, State Bar No. 170238 Natural Resources Defense Council 111 Sutter St., 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 [e-mail]; [e-mail] Telephone: [phone] HAMILTON CANDEE, State Bar No. 111376 CASEY A. ROBERTS, State Bar No. 253474 Altshuler Berzon LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 [e-mail] Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff NRDC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF ) FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTE ) FOR FISHERIES RESOURCES, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, in his official ) capacity as Secretary of Commerce et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER ) AUTHORITY, et al., ) ) Defendant-Intervenors. ) )
Parties' Sixth Stip. and Order Re: Mot. for Attorneys' Fees Case No. 1:06-CV-0245 OWW GSA

Case No. 1:06-CV-0245 OWW GSA PARTIES' SIXTH STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES

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Plaintiffs Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations/Institute for Fisheries Resources, et al. ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, et al. ("Federal Defendants") (collectively the "Parties") are still engaged in the process of seeking a negotiated resolution of Plaintiffs' pending motion for attorneys' fees and costs in this case. The Parties believe that these continuing discussions are productive and are likely to avoid the need for judicial review of the motion. To allow time for the Parties to seek to reach a negotiated resolution, the Parties stipulate and agree, and request that the Court enter an order, to stay briefing on Plaintiffs' motion for an award of attorneys' fees and costs for an additional 45 days, to January 25, 2011. In support of this request, Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants stipulate as follows: 1. has appealed. 2. On December 8, 2009, Plaintiffs filed a motion for an award of attorneys' fees and Judgment was entered in this case on September 9, 2009 (Doc. No. 458), and no party

costs for their work on this litigation. Doc. No. 465. No hearing date was set; instead, concurrently with the filing of the motion, Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants filed their Second Stipulation and Proposed Order Re: Motion for Attorneys' Fees (Doc. No. 464) which explained that before filing their motion for attorneys' fees Plaintiffs had presented Federal Defendants with a confidential letter request to settle their claim including specifics about the amount sought to date, and that settlement negotiations regarding Plaintiffs' claim were ongoing. Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants sought an additional 120 days (to April 13, 2010) before having to brief Plaintiffs' motion within which to pursue possible settlement. On December 14, 2009, the Court approved the parties' second stipulation. Doc. No. 466. 3. Since then the Parties have requested and the Court has granted three additional

extensions. See Docs. 468, 470 and 472. The current extension is to December 10, 2010. 4. As mentioned above, the Parties believe their ongoing discussions are productive and

desire additional time to seek to resolve this matter by negotiated resolution. 5. Accordingly, Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants agree that further proceedings on

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Plaintiffs' motion for an award of fees and costs, including the filing of memoranda and evidentiary and other materials supporting that motion, should be stayed for an additional 45 days. At that time, Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants will either jointly propose a briefing schedule to address Plaintiffs' motion for fees and costs, or the parties shall otherwise apprise this Court of the status of Plaintiffs' motion and any request for action by this Court. Based on the joint stipulation set forth above, the parties respectfully request that this Court stay briefing and argument on Plaintiffs' motion for an award of attorneys' fees and costs for an additional 45 days from the end of the current stay, to January 25, 2011. Respectfully submitted this 9th day of December, 2010. /s/ Michael R. Sherwood MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD TRENT W. ORR GEORGE TORGUN Attorneys for Plaintiffs /s/ Katherine S. Poole KATHERINE S. POOLE HAMILTON CANDEE CASEY A. ROBERTS Attorneys for Plaintiff Natural Resources Defense Council IGNACIA MORENO Assistant Attorney General JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division /s/ Bridget Kennedy McNeil (authorized 9/9/10) BRIDGET KENNEDY MCNEIL, Trial Attorney United States Department of Justice Wildlife and Marine Resources Section 1961 Stout St., 8th Floor Denver, CO 80294 Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone]

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:

WILLIAM SHAPIRO, Trial Attorney U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division 501 I Street, Suite 9-700 Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 Attorneys for Federal Defendants

December 10, 2010
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/s/ Oliver W. Wanger
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE emm0d64h

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