Bay.org et al v. Zinke et al

Filing 92

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SHORTEN TIME FOR BRIEFING OF DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES' MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on March 4, 2019. (Munoz, I)

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XAVIER BECERRA
Attorney General of California
ANNADEL A. ALMENDRAS
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
CLIFFORD T. LEE (SBN 74687)
ADAM L. LEVITAN (SBN 280226)
MELINDA PILLING (SBN 274929)
Deputy Attorneys General
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102-7004
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Intervenor California Department of
Water Resources

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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BAY.ORG D/B/A THE BAY INSTITUTE;
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL, INC.; DEFENDERS OF
WILDLIFE

Case No. 1:17-cv-01176-LJO-EPG

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
SHORTEN TIME FOR BRIEFING OF
DEPARTMENT OF WATER
Plaintiffs, RESOURCES’ MOTION TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS

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v.
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DAVID BERNHARDT, IN HIS OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS ACTING SECRETARY OF THE
INTERIOR; GREG SHEEHAN, IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ACTING DIRECTOR,
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; AND U.S.
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

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Defendants,
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STATE WATER CONTRACTORS;
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES

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Defendants-Intervenors

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STIPULATION

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Pursuant to Local Rule 144(e), the parties hereby stipulate to shorten the timeframe for

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briefing, and if the Court so desires, hearing on Defendant-Intervenor the California Department

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of Water Resources’ concurrently filed Motion to Stay Proceedings, as follows: 1. Any response

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to the motion shall be filed by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019; 2. Any reply shall be

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filed by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019; and 3. The hearing on the motion, if any, shall be

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held on March 12, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the Court.

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So stipulate:

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Dated: March 1, 2019

/s/ Clifford T. Lee
CLIFFORD T. LEE
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor
California Department of Water Resources

Dated: March 1, 2019

/s/ Jolie McLaughlin
JOLIE MCLAUGHLIN
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Attorney for Plaintiffs

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/s/ Rebecca D. Sheehan
REBECCA D. SHEEHAN
Attorney for Defendant-Intervenor
Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California

Dated: March 1, 2019

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/s/ Tyler Welti
TYLER WELTI
Venable LLP
Attorney for Defendant-Intervenor State
Water Contractors

Dated: March 1, 2019

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Dated: March 1, 2019

/s/ Stephanie J. Talbert
STEPHANIE J. TALBERT
Senior Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
Wildlife & Marine Resources Section
Attorney for Federal Defendants

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ORDER

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With good cause appearing, the Court APPROVES the parties’ stipulation to shorten time.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Any response to DWR’s Motion to Stay Proceedings shall be
filed by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019; 2. Any reply shall be filed by 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, March 8, 2019. No hearing on the motion shall be scheduled without further order of

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the Court.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____

March 4, 2019

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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