Rocky Mountain Farmers Union et al v. Corey, et al

Filing 340

STIPULATION and ORDER re Scheduling Conference Order: (no briefing need occur on Defendants stay motion until after the August 18, 2015 scheduling conference). signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 6/26/2015. (Herman, H)

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KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
GAVIN G. MCCABE, State Bar No. 130864
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
NOAH GOLDEN-KRASNER, State Bar No. 217556
JONATHAN WIENER, State Bar No. 265006
DAVID A. ZONANA, State Bar No. 196029
M. ELAINE MECKENSTOCK, State Bar No. 268861
Deputy Attorneys General
1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor
P.O. Box 70550
Oakland, CA 94612-0550
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Richard W. Corey, et al.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRESNO DIVISION

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FARMERS UNION,
et al.,

Plaintiffs, Consolidated With Case No.
1:10-cv-00163-LJO-BAM

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LEAD CASE NO.
1:09-cv-02234-LJO-BAM

v.
STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

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RICHARD W. COREY, in his official
capacity as Executive Officer of the
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD,
et al.,

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Defendants.

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and Related Consolidated Action.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER
(1:09-cv-02234-LJO-BAM)

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WHEREAS the parties have received the court’s minute order, dated June 11, 2015,

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indicating that the Scheduling Conference previously set for June 18, 2015 has been continued to

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 8 before Magistrate Judge Barbara

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McAuliffe;

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WHEREAS the minute order indicates that the August 18 scheduling conference may be
continued if the “preliminary motions are not resolved before August 2015”;
WHEREAS the parties have reached an agreement regarding the timing of one of those
“preliminary motions” (Defendants’ stay motion);
WHEREAS the California Air Resources Board is currently scheduled to consider adopting
a new Low Carbon Fuel Standard at its July 22-23, 2015 hearing; and
WHEREAS it is Defendants’ position that the new regulation, if it is adopted and becomes

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law, will replace the current Low Carbon Fuel Standard which is the subject of Plaintiffs’

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challenges here;

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THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE, pursuant to Local Rule 143, as follows:

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THAT no briefing need occur on Defendants’ stay motion until after the August 18, 2015

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scheduling conference;
THAT, if Defendants believe a stay remains necessary, the schedule for briefing
Defendants’ stay motion will be set at the August 18, 2015 scheduling conference.
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Respectfully Submitted,

Dated: June 25, 2015

KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
GAVIN G. MCCABE
Supervising Deputy Attorney General

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/s/ Sean H. Donahue
SEAN H. DONAHUE
DONAHUE & GOLDBERG, LLP
1130 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 950
Washington, D.C. 20036
Attorney for Defendant-Intervenors
Environmental Defense Fund; Natural Resources
Defense Council; Sierra Club; Conservation Law
Foundation

/s/ M. Elaine Meckenstock
M. ELAINE MECKENSTOCK
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendants
Richard W. Corey, et al

/s/ Timothy Jones
WANGER JONES HELSLEY PC
265 East River Park Circle, Suite 310
PO Box 28340
Fresno, CA 93720
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Timothy Jones, State Bar No. 119841
John P. Kinsey, State Bar No. 215916
Attorneys for: All RMFU Plaintiffs
Case No. 1:09-CV-02234-LJO-BAM

/s/ Paul J. Zidlicky
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104-1715
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Marie L. Fiala (CA Bar No. 79676)
Roger R. Martella, Jr., pro hac vice
Paul J. Zidlicky, pro hac vice
Counsel for Plaintiffs In Consolidated Case
No. 1:10-CV-00163-LJO-BAM

/s/ John C. O’Quinn
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
655 15th St. N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Stuart A. C. Drake, pro hac vice
John C. O’Quinn, pro hac vice
Attorneys for Growth Energy

/s/ Howard R. Rubin
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP
2900 K Street, N.W.
North Tower - Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20007
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Howard R. Rubin, pro hac vice
Charles H. Krause, pro hac vice
Shannon S. Broome, State Bar No. 150119
Attorneys for Renewable Fuels Association

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 26, 2015

/s/ Barbara

A. McAuliffe

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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