South Yuba River Citizens League et al v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al

Filing 188

ORDER signed by Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 2/5/09 ORDERING that responses by Dfts and Dft-Intervenors to 185 Motion for Clarification shall be filed on or before 2/13/09. Pltfs' reply, if any, shall be filed on or before 2/17/09. Upon the filing of Pltfs' reply, the Motion shall stand submitted. (Engbretson, K.)

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LAWRENCE G. BROWN Acting United States Attorney YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL Assistant United States Attorney Eastern District of California 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 [phone] telephone [phone] facsimile [e-mail] JOHN C. CRUDEN, Acting Assistant Attorney General JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief LAWSON E. FITE, Trial Attorney, Oregon Bar No. 055573 Wildlife & Marine Resources Section U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369 Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 [phone] (telephone) [phone] (facsimile) [e-mail] Attorneys for Federal Defendants

13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 14 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 15 SACRAMENTO DIVISION 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 ) ) SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS ) LEAGUE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES ) SERVICE, et al., ) ) Defendants, ) ) CORDUA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al., ) ) Defendant-Intervenors. )

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Pursuant to L.R. Civ. 83-143 and 6-144, this Stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiffs South Yuba River Citizens League and Friends of the River; Federal Defendants National Marine Fisheries Service, Otto Wolff,1 Rodney McInnis, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pete Geren, and Col. Thomas C. Chapman; Defendant Yuba County Water Agency ("YCWA"); and Defendant-Intervenors Cordua Irrigation District ("CID"), Dry Creek Mutual Water Company, Brophy Water District, Hallwood Irrigation Company, and Ramirez Water District: WHEREAS, on January 19, 2009, Plaintiffs filed a motion entitled "Motion for Clarification of Order Granting Reconsideration of Magistrate Judge's Ruling," Doc. No. 185 ("Motion"); WHEREAS, the Motion is not presently noticed for a hearing date pursuant to LR Civ 78-

WHEREAS, the parties agree that resolution of Plaintiffs' Motion without hearing is appropriate; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby Stipulate and Agree as follows: 1. Responses by Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors shall be filed on or before February 13, 2009; 2. 3. 4. Plaintiffs' Reply, if any, shall be filed on or before February 17, 2009; Upon the filing of Plaintiffs' Reply, the Motion shall stand submitted. In the event the Court deems a hearing to be warranted, the parties stipulate that a hearing on shortened time be held on February 23, 2009, or another date at the Court's convenience.

Respectfully submitted this 30th day of January, 2009.

Acting Secretary of Commerce Otto Wolff is substituted for his predecessor, Carlos M. Gutierrez, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d).
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/s/ Brian Orion (as authorized on 1/29/09) BRIAN ORION Environmental Advocates 5135 Anza Street San Francisco, CA 94121 tel: [phone] fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiffs

LAWRENCE G. BROWN Acting United States Attorney YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL, Assistant United States Attorney JOHN C. CRUDEN, Acting Assistant Attorney General JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE Trial Attorney, Wildlife and Marine Resources Section Environment and Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice 202-305-0217 202-305-0275 fax [e-mail] Attorneys for Federal Defendants /s/ Howard F. Wilkins III (as authorized on 1/30/09) HOWARD F. WILKINS III Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley LLP 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 210 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant YUBA COUNTY WATER AGENCY /s/ Dustin C. Cooper (as authorized on 1/29/09) DUSTIN C. COOPER Minasian, Spruance, Meith, Soares & Sexton, LLP P.O. Box 1679 Oroville, CA 95965 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] 3
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Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant CORDUA IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Andrew M. Hitchings (as authorized on 1/30/09) Andrew M. Hitchings Somach, Simmons & Dunn 813 Sixth Street, Third Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants DRY CREEK MUTUAL WATER COMPANY, BROPHY WATER DISTRICT, and HALLWOOD IRRIGATION COMPANY /s/ Hanspeter Walter (as authorized on 1/30/09) HANSPETER WALTER Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard 400 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant RAMIREZ WATER DISTRICT

Responses by Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors to the above-referenced motion shall be filed on or before February 13, 2009; Plaintiffs' Reply, if any, shall be filed on or before February 17, 2009; Upon the filing of Plaintiffs' Reply, the Motion shall stand submitted.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 5th day of February, 2009. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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