San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority et al v. Locke et al

Filing 688

STIPULATION and ORDER re Motion for Attorneys' Feed and/or Costs, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 2/21/2012. (Jessen, A)

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COUNSEL IDENTIFICATION ON FINAL PAGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CONSOLIDATED SALMON CASES

CASE NOS.

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SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER
AUTHORITY, et al. v. GARY F. LOCKE,
et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1053)

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STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT v.
NOAA, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1090)

1:09-cv-1053-LJO-DLB
1:09-cv-1090-LJO-DLB
1:09-cv-1378-LJO-DLB
1:09-cv-1520-LJO-DLB
1:09-cv-1580-LJO-DLB
1:09-cv-1625-LJO-SMS

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STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v.
GARY F. LOCKE, et al.
(Case No. 1:09-cv-1378)

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE
MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES
AND/OR COSTS
Judge: Honorable Lawrence J. O'Neill

KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY, et al.
v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1520)
OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al.
v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1580)
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA v. NMFS, et al.
(Case No. 1:09-cv-1625)

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K RONICK , M OSKOVITZ ,
T IEDEMANN & G IRARD
ATTOR NEYS AT LAW
SACR A ME NT O

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RECITALS

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A.

for Remand)” (Doc. 655) (“Final Judgment”) in the above-captioned Consolidated Salmon Cases.
Paragraph (B) of the Final Judgment provides as follows:

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“The parties shall meet and confer regarding any request by

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Plaintiffs, or any of them, and/or DWR for recovery of attorneys’

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fees and/or costs. Any motion for recovery of attorneys’ fees

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and/or costs shall be filed on or before March 1, 2012.”
(Final Judgment at 3:11-13.) The Final Judgment remains in effect except as modified by this
stipulation and [proposed] order.

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On December 12, 2011, the Court entered its “Final Judgment (Including Schedule

B.

On January 19, 2012, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s

Associations/Institute for Fisheries Research, The Bay Institute, California Trout, Friends of the
River, Natural Resources Defense Council, Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly
Fishers, San Francisco Baykeeper, Sacramento River Preservation Trust, and the Winnemem
Wintu Tribe, Defendant-Intervenors in the above-captioned Consolidated Salmon Cases,
appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the Final Judgment
entered in the action, and all interlocutory orders and decisions contributing to that Final
Judgment. (Doc. 661.) On February 10, 2012, Federal Defendants James W. Balsiger, Michael
L. Connor, Donald R. Glaser, Gary Locke, Jane Lubchenco, Rodney R. McInnis, National Marine
Fisheries Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ken Salazar, Lester Snow,
United States Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of Commerce, United States
Department of the Interior filed a notice of appeal (Doc. 676). On February 9, 2012, notices of
cross-appeal were filed by Plaintiffs San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands
Water District (Doc. 667), State Water Contractors (Doc. 669), Coalition for a Sustainable Delta
and Kern County Water Agency (Doc. 671), and Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California (Doc. 672).

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K RONICK , M OSKOVITZ ,
T IEDEMANN & G IRARD
ATTOR NEYS AT LAW
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C.

The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, as identified below,

have met and conferred and hereby seek to continue the deadline for any motion for recovery of
attorneys’ fees and/or costs.

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STIPULATION

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The parties hereby stipulate as follows regarding any motion for recovery of attorneys’
fees and/or costs:

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State Water Contractors, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Coalition for a
Sustainable Delta, Kern County Water Agency, Stockton East Water District, Oakdale Irrigation
District, and South San Joaquin Irrigation District (“Plaintiffs”), or any of them, and/or PlaintiffIntervenor California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) shall be entitled to file any
motion for recovery of attorneys’ fees and/or costs (“Fee Motion”) beyond the date specified in
paragraph (B) of the Final Judgment.

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Plaintiffs San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Westlands Water District,

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Any Fee Motion shall be filed by Plaintiffs, or by any of them, and/or by DWR no

later than 90 days following the entry of a final order disposing of all appeals and cross-appeals in
the above-captioned Consolidated Salmon Cases.

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Dated: February 21, 2012
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H. CRAIG MANSON
Westlands Water District
DIEPENBROCK ELKIN, LLP
A Professional Corporation
KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD
A Professional Corporation

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By

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/s/_[Daniel J. O’Hanlon]
DANIEL J. O’HANLON
EILEEN M. DIEPENBROCK
Attorneys for Plaintiffs SAN LUIS & DELTAMENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY and
WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT

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K RONICK , M OSKOVITZ ,
T IEDEMANN & G IRARD
ATTOR NEYS AT LAW
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Dated: February 21, 2012

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP

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By

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_/s/ [Steven O. Sims]____________
STEVEN O. SIMS
MICHELLE C. KALES
Attorneys for Plaintiffs WESTLANDS WATER
DISTRICT

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Dated: February 21, 2012

BEST BEST & KRIEGER, LLP

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By
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_/s/ [Gregory K. Wilkinson]______
GREGORY K. WILKINSON
STEVEN M. ANDERSON
Attorneys for Plaintiff STATE WATER
CONTRACTORS

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Dated: February 21, 2012

MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP

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By

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_/s/ [Christopher J. Carr]_________
CHRISTOPHER J. CARR
WILLIAM M. SLOAN
Attorneys for Plaintiff METROPOLITAN WATER
DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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Dated: February 21, 2012

NOSSAMAN LLP

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By
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_/s/ [Paul S. Weiland]____________
PAUL S. WEILAND
AUDREY HUANG
Attorneys for Plaintiffs KERN COUNTY WATER
AGENCY and COALITION FOR A
SUSTAINABLE DELTA

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Dated: February 21, 2012

HERUM CRABTREE

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K RONICK , M OSKOVITZ ,
T IEDEMANN & G IRARD
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_/s/ [Jennifer L. Spaletta]_________
JENNIFER L. SPALETTA
Attorneys for Plaintiff
STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT
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Dated: February 21, 2012

O'LAUGHLIN & PARIS LLP

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By

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_/s/ [William C. Paris III] ________
WILLIAM C. PARIS III
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT and SOUTH
SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT

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Dated: February 21, 2012
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KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of the State of California

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By

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_/s/ [Clifford T. Lee]_____________
CLIFFORD T. LEE
CECILIA L. DENNIS
ALLISON GOLDSMITH
Deputies Attorney General
Attorneys for Plaintiff in Intervention
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES

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Dated: February 21, 2012

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IGNACIA S. MORENO, Assistant Attorney General
United States Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
SETH M. BARSKY, Section Chief

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_/s/ [Bridget Kennedy McNeil]_____
BRIDGET KENNEDY McNEIL, Trial Attorney
Wildlife and Marine Resources Section
Attorneys for FEDERAL DEFENDANTS

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Dated: February 21, 2012

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

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_/s/ [Katherine S. Poole]_______
KATHERINE S. POOLE
DOUG OBEGI
Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor NATURAL
RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNSEL

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K RONICK , M OSKOVITZ ,
T IEDEMANN & G IRARD
ATTOR NEYS AT LAW
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Dated: February 21, 2012

EARTHJUSTICE

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By

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_/s/ [Michael R. Sherwood]_____
MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD
ERIN M. TOBIN
Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors CALIFORNIA
TROUT, FRIENDS OF THE RIVER, NATURAL
RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF THE FEDERATION
OF FLY FISHERS, PACIFIC COAST
FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN’S
ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES
RESOURCES, SACRAMENTO RIVER
PRESERVATION TRUST, SAN FRANCISCO
BAYKEEPER, THE BAY INSTITUTE,
WINNEMEM WINTU TRIBE

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

February 21, 2012

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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K RONICK , M OSKOVITZ ,
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ATTOR NEYS AT LAW
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