United States of America v. Southern California Edison Company

Filing 21

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 1/28/10 ORDERING that the time for filing dispositional documents is extended from 2/5/10 to 3/5/10. (Owen, K)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney E. ROBERT WRIGHT (SBN 51861) Assistant United States Attorney United States Courthouse 501 "I" Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Of Counsel: JEFF MOULTON Regional Attorney MARNIE G. GANOTIS Attorney Office of the General Counsel United States Department of Agriculture 33 New Montgomery Street 17th Floor San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Defendant. 27 28 /// 1 v. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, Attorneys for Defendant, Southern California Edison Company UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2:08-cv-02984-MCE-DAD JOINT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS; ORDER THEREON Friedrich W. Seitz (SBN 51536) Gina E. Och (SBN 170520) MURCHISON & CUMMING, LLP 801 South Grand Avenue, 9th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017-4613 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] [e-mail]

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Pursuant to this Court's Order requiring dispositional documents to be filed on or before January 5, 2009 in accordance with United States Eastern District Local Rules, Rule 160 and this Court's Order extending of time to file dispositional documents on or before February 5, 2009, the parties submit the following request for extension of time1: Good cause exists for an extension in time to file the dispositional documents because the parties have agreed upon the terms of the written settlement agreement, which Defendant Southern California Edison Company ("SCE") has executed and Plaintiff the United States of America ("the United States") will execute upon approval by the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Associate Attorney General. On November 4, 2009, the United States filed a Notice of Settlement Status Letter to inform this Court of the verbal agreement between the United States and SCE, that the settlement was contingent upon final approval by the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Associate Attorney General, and that the United States would inform this Court as soon as final authority was obtained. (Doc. No. 13.) A recommendation for approval of the Settlement Agreement was submitted to the United States Associate Attorney General on November 10, 2009 and approval for the settlement was granted on December 30, 2009. A recommendation for approval has been submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture with the status checked on a weekly basis. Although it is anticipated that final approval from the Secretary of Agriculture will be received shortly, it is unlikely that approval will be granted and payment received prior to the court-ordered deadline to file dispositional documents. Once the Settlement Agreement is fully executed by all parties, SCE will have 15 days to make payment. In the mean time the United States has drafted dismissal documents, which will be reviewed by SCE, executed, and filed upon receipt of payment of the settlement funds. /// ///

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See Docket Numbers 14 and 19. 2

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Accordingly, the parties have been diligent in obtaining final authority to conclude settlement in order to file dispositional documents for this case. The parties respectfully request a 30-day extension to March 5, 2010 to conclude settlement prior to filing the dispositional documents.

FOR THE PLAINTIFF THE UNITED STATES: Respectfully submitted, Dated: January 26, 2010. BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney

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/s/ E. ROBERT WRIGHT Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorney for Plaintiff United States of America

FOR DEFENDANT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY: Dated: January 26, 2010. MURCHISON & CUMMING, LLP /s/ FRIEDRICH W. SEITZ GINA E. OCH Attorneys for Defendant Southern California Edison Company (original signature retained by counsel)

ORDER 21 GOOD CAUSE SHOWING the time for filing dispositional documents is extended from 22 February 5, 2009 to on or before March 5, 2010. 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 Dated: January 28, 2010 ________________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE