AquAlliance et al v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al

Filing 41

Joint STIPULATION and ORDER to Modify Briefing Schedule and Record Certification. (1) On or before January 27, 2016 Petitioners/Plaintiffs to provide Respondent/ Defendant San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority with CEQA Record. (2) On or before February 2, 2016 Respondent/ Defendant San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority to certify CEQA Record. (3) On or before February 5, 2016 Petitioners/Plaintiffs to serve and lodge CEQA Record. (4) On or before April 29, 2016 Petitioners/Plaintiffs file their opening brief in support of their cross motion(s) for summary judgment. (5) On or before July 1, 2016 Respondents/Defendants and file their combined cross motion(s) for summary judgment and oppositions to Petitioners/Plaintiffs motion(s) for summary judgment. (6) On or before August 18, 2016 Petitioners/Plaintiffs file their combined opposition to Defendants motion(s), and reply in support of Petitioners/Plaintiffs motion(s) for summary judgment. (7) On or before September 22, 20 16 Respondents/Defendants file their replies in support of their cross-motion(s) for summary judgment. Based on the parties stipulation and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the schedule for certification of the CEQA record, and briefing on cross-motions for su mmary judgment, is HEREBY modified as stated. The motion hearing currently scheduled before United States District Judge Lawrence J. ONeill on September 22, 2016, is HEREBY VACATED. The Court will not set a new hearing date at this time. If, upon review of the briefing and other papers on file, the Court believes a hearing would be helpful or necessary, one will be set. signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 1/22/2016. (Herman, H)

1 Jason R. Flanders (SBN 238007)
AQUA TERRA AERIS LAW GROUP
2 409 45th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
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Phone: [phone]
4 Email: [e-mail]
5 Michael B. Jackson (SBN 53808)
P.O. Box 207
6 75 Court Street
Quincy, CA 95971
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Phone: [phone]
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9 Attorneys for Petitioners and Plainitffs AquAlliance and
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
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11 Patrick M. Soluri (SBN 210036)
Osha R. Meserve (SBN 2014240)
12 SOLURI MESERVE, A LAW CORPORATION
1010 F Street, Suite 100
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Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Petitioners and Plaintiffs Local Agencies of the North Delta,
16 Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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19 AQUALLIANCE, et al.

Plaintiffs and Petitioners,

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00754-LJO-BAM

v.

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UNITED STATES BUREAU OF
23 RECLAMATION, et al.
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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
MODIFY BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND
RECORD CERTIFICATION
Mag. Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe
Action Filed: May 11, 2015

Defendants and Respondents.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

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By their counsel and pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), the parties have stipulated that the

2 dates for filing briefs as to the claims in this matter, and certifying the administrative record of
3 proceedings for the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) claims in this matter, will be
4 modified as described in the schedule below. This modification is necessary due to the volume and
5 complexity of the administrative records of proceedings for the project at issue. Accordingly, the
6 parties need additional time for certification of the record and briefing.
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Amended Dates for Filing Briefs and Certification of CEQA Record

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On or before January 27, 2016

Petitioners/Plaintiffs to provide Respondent/
Defendant San Luis & Delta Mendota Water
Authority with CEQA Record.

On or before February 2, 2016

Respondent/ Defendant San Luis & Delta
Mendota Water Authority to certify CEQA
Record.

On or before February 5, 2016

Petitioners/Plaintiffs to serve and lodge
CEQA Record.

On or before April 29, 2016

Petitioners/Plaintiffs file their opening brief in
support of their cross motion(s) for summary
judgment.

On or before July 1, 2016

Respondents/Defendants and file their
combined cross motion(s) for summary
judgment and oppositions to
Petitioners’/Plaintiffs’ motion(s) for summary
judgment.

On or before August 18, 2016

Petitioners/Plaintiffs file their combined
opposition to Defendants’ motion(s), and
reply in support of Petitioners’/Plaintiffs’
motion(s) for summary judgment.

On or before September 22, 2016

Respondents/Defendants file their replies in
support of their cross-motion(s) for summary
judgment.

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Based on the parties’ stipulation and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the schedule for

27 certification of the CEQA record, and briefing on cross-motions for summary judgment, is
28 HEREBY modified as stated. The motion hearing currently scheduled before United States
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STIPULATION AND ORDER

1 District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill on September 22, 2016, is HEREBY VACATED. The Court
2 will not set a new hearing date at this time. If, upon review of the briefing and other papers on
3 file, the Court believes a hearing would be helpful or necessary, one will be set.
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Dated:

/s/ Barbara

January 22, 2016

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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