Arc Ecology, et al v United States Maritime Administration, et al

Filing 104

STIPULATION and ORDER AMENDING PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 10/16/09. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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JOHN C. CRUDEN Acting Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division LESLIE M. HILL MICHELLE R. LAMBERT Trial Attorneys United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 23986 Washington, DC 20044-3986 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]; [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants MICHAEL E. WALL (Cal. Bar No. 170238) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail:[e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs [Additional Counsel on Signature Page] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ARC ECOLOGY, et al., Plaintiffs, and CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, v. UNITED STATES MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants. Case No. 2:07-cv-2320-GEB-GGH JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER AMENDING PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT TO WITHDRAW NEPA CLAIMS

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Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (collectively "Plaintiffs"), and defendants United States Maritime Administration ("MARAD"), Sean T. Connaughton, in his official capacity as Maritime Administrator, United States Department of Transportation, and Ray H. LaHood, in his official capacity as Secretary of Transportation (collectively "Defendants"), agree to and propose the following joint stipulation and proposed

order: WHEREAS, Claims 1-4 of Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 14) raised certain claims under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") and the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") pertaining to the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet ("SBRF"); and WHEREAS, on March 28, 2008, the parties filed a stipulation (Doc. No. 26) to stay litigation of Claims 1-4 while Defendants prepared either a final environmental assessment ("EA") and finding of no significant impact ("FONSI") or a record of decision ("ROD") and a final environmental impact statement ("EIS"); and WHEREAS, on March 28. 2008, this Court approved and entered the parties' stipulation regarding Plaintiffs' NEPA claims (Doc. No. 27); and WHEREAS, Defendants provided notice of its final EA and FONSI on September 8,

THEREFORE, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Joint Stipulation and Order Regarding Plaintiffs' NEPA Claims (Doc. No. 27), and Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2), Plaintiffs hereby amend their First Amended Complaint to withdraw Claims 1-4. // // // // // // For Plaintiffs: October 16, 2009 By: /s/ Michael E. Wall .

MICHAEL E. WALL (Cal. Bar No. 170238)
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NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] THOMAS CMAR (admitted pro hac vice) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 2 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2250 Chicago, IL 60606-9997 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] SARAH LIPTON-LUBET (admitted pro hac vice) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 1200 New York Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] SCOTT ALLEN (Cal. Bar No. 178925) LARIVIERE, GRUBMAN & PAYNE 19 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 Monterey, CA 93940 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] DAVID A. NICHOLAS (admitted pro hac vice) 20 Whitney Road Newton, MA 02460 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for plaintiffs Arc Ecology, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. JOHN C. CRUDEN Acting Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division /s/ Leslie M. Hill (as authorized on October 8, 2009) LESLIE M. HILL MICHELLE R. LAMBERT Trial Attorneys United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 23986 Washington, DC 20026-3986 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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ORDER The foregoing stipulation by the parties is hereby approved and entered as an ORDER of the Court. It is so ORDERED. 10/16/09 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 8, 2009, I electronically filed the document listed below with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to all counsel of record.

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER AMENDING PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT TO WITHDRAW NEPA CLAIMS /s Michael E. Wall________ MICHAEL E. WALL (Cal. Bar No. 170238) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail:[e-mail]

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