Center for Biological Diversity et al v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management et al

Filing 22

ORDER on Stipulation Extending Time for Defendants Chevron U.S.A Inc. and Homes Western Oil Corp. to Respond to Complaint; ORDER Continuing May 5, 2025, Scheduling Conference to May 12, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 03/07/2025. Response due 4/25/2025. (Deputy Clerk EF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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U.S. BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 1:25-cv-00140-KES-CDB
ORDER ON STIPULATION EXTENDING
TIME FOR DEFENDANTS CHEVRON
U.S.A. INC. AND HOLMES WESTERN OIL
CORP. TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT
(Doc. 21)
ORDER CONTINUING MAY 5, 2025,
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE TO MAY 12,
2025, AT 9:30 AM

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On February 4, 2025, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity, The Wilderness

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Society, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club, and Central California Asthma Collective

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(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) initiated this action with the filing of a complaint against Defendants

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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), the BLM Field Manager, Douglas Burgum in his

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capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Joseph Stout in his capacity as

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California State Director of BLM, and John Hodges in his capacity as the Assistant Field

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Manager of Minerals of BLM (collectively, “Federal Defendants”), and organizational

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Defendants Holmes Western Oil Corporation (“Holmes”) and Chevron U.S.A Incorporated

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(“Chevron”). (Doc. 1).

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Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated request to extend until April 25, 2025,

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the deadline for Defendants Holmes and Chevron to respond to the complaint, filed on March

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6, 2025. (Doc. 21). The parties represent that the requested extension aims to align the

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responsive pleading deadline for Defendants Holmes and Chevron with that of the Federal

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Defendants. (Doc. 21-1). The parties represent the current deadline for Chevron and Holmes

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to respond to the complaint is March 12, 2025. (Doc. 21 ¶ 3). The parties represent that no

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previous extensions have been requested in this matter and the stipulation is made without

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prejudice to any Defendants’ rights to assert any and all available defenses. (Id. ¶¶ 5, 6).

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Conclusion and Order

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In light of the parties’ representations and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED:
1. Defendants Holmes and Chevron shall file have up to and including April 25, 2025,
to file a responsive pleading to the complaint; and

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2. The scheduling conference set for 5/5/2025 (Doc. 4) is CONTINUED to 5/12/2025

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at 9:30 AM to permit the pleadings to settle and enable the parties to confer and file a

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joint scheduling report (see id.).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 7, 2025

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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