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

Filing 130

Stipulation and Proposed Order extending deadline for motion for attorneys' fees 129 signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 7/15/2010; Environmental plaintiffs shall have until 8/25/2010 to file a bill of costs and a motion for attorneys' fees.(Matson, R)

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

Doc. 130

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IGNACIA S. MORENO, Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division LESLIE M. HILL, Trial Attorney MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, Trial Attorney U.S. Dep't of Justice, Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 23986 Washington, DC 20044-3986 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] [e-mail]; [e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendants

Attorney for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, Natural Resources Defense Council, and San Francisco Baykeeper
[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

MICHAEL E. WALL (Cal. Bar No. 170238) JONATHAN WIENER (Cal. Bar No. 265006) Natural Resources Defense Council 111 Sutter Street, 20th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] [e-mail]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ARC ECOLOGY, et al., 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH

Plaintiffs, JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING and DEADLINE FOR MOTION FOR CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER ATTORNEYS' FEES QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION, Judge: Hon. Garland E. Burrell, Jr. PlaintiffIntervenor v. UNITED STATES MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants.

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WHEREAS on April 14, 2010, the Court entered a consent decree in this litigation that eliminates the need for a trial on remedy and designates all Plaintiffs as "prevailing parties" within the meaning of 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d), and Environmental Plaintiffs as "prevailing parties" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 6972(e); and WHEREAS the proposed consent decree states that the parties will attempt to resolve any claims to attorneys' fees through negotiation; and WHEREAS on April 14, 2010, and again on May 26, 2010, pursuant to stipulations by the parties, the Court extended the deadline for all Plaintiffs to file a bill of costs and a motion for attorneys' fees to facilitate the parties' attempt to resolve any claims to attorneys' fees and costs through negotiation; WHEREAS, the current extension of time to file a bill of costs and a motion for attorneys' fees will run on July 28, 2010; WHEREAS the Environmental Plaintiffs and Defendants have reached a tentative settlement agreement on the matter of attorneys' fees and costs subject to required governmental review and approval processes, and believe that additional time is necessary to complete these review and approval processes; THEREFORE, Environmental Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate and agree that Environmental Plaintiffs shall have until August 25, 2010 to file a bill of costs under Civil Local Rule 54-292 and to file a motion for attorneys' fees under Civil Local Rule 54-293 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2)(B), and request that the Court grant such extension. Respectfully submitted,

For Plaintiffs
Dated: July 15, 2010 /s/ Jonathan WienerJONATHAN WIENER (SBN 265006) 1

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MICHAEL WALL (SBN 170238) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]; [e-mail] THOMAS CMAR (pro hac vice) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 12 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2250 Chicago, IL 60606-9997 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] SCOTT ALLEN (SBN 178925) LARIVIERE, GRUBMAN & PAYNE 19 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 Monterey, CA 93940 Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] DAVID A. NICHOLAS (pro hac vice) 20 Whitney Road Newton, MA 02460 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council For Defendants:
Dated: July 15, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California TODD A. PICKLES Assistant United States Attorney 501 I Street, suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] IGNACIA S. MORENO 2
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Assistant Attorney General /s/ Michelle Lambert (as authorized 7/15/2010) MICHELLE LAMBERT LESLIE M. HILL Trial Attorneys Environment & Natural Resources Division Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 23986 Washington, DC 20044-3986 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED:
July 15, 2010

____________________________ HON. GARLAND E. BURRELL United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on July 15, 2010, I electronically transmitted the foregoing Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Motion for Attorneys' Fees to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Leslie M. Hill [e-mail] Michelle R. Lambert [e-mail] Tara L. Mueller [e-mail] Christiana Tiedemann [e-mail] Michael Wall [e-mail] Thomas Cmar [e-mail] Scott Allen [e-mail] David A. Nicholas [e-mail]

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