Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center et al v. United States Forest Service et al

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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 9/13/10 ORDERING that oral argument on 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be held on 9/27/2010 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 10 (GEB) before Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr.. (Zignago, K.)

Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center et al v. United States Forest Service et al

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IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice DAVID B. GLAZER (D.C. 400966) Natural Resources Section Environment & Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice 301 Howard Street, Suite 1050 San Francisco, California 94105 TEL: (415) 744­6491 FAX: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Federal Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION

KLAMATH-SISKIYOU WILDLANDS CENTER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PATRICIA A. GRANTHAM, et al., Defendants.

No. 2:10-cv-02350-GEB-CMK STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING BRIEFNG SCHEDULE AND ORAL ARGUMENT ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Date: September 27, 2010

Time: 9:00 a.m. Courtroom No. 3 Hon. Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

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Plaintiffs Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Environmental Protection Information Center, Klamath Forest Alliance, and Center for Biological Diversity and Federal Defendants Patricia A. Grantham and U.S. Forest Service have met and conferred, along with prospective IntervenorDefendants South Bay Timber and Rough and Ready Lumber (collectively "the Parties"), concerning a proposed briefing schedule and oral argument on Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction, which Plaintiffs anticipate filing concurrently with this Stipulation and Proposed Order. Accordingly, the Parties hereby stipulate, subject to Court approval, as follows: 1. Plaintiffs will file their motion and supporting papers on September 10, 2010. 2. The Federal Defendants and Intervenor-Defendants will file their opposition papers on September 17, 2010. 3. Memoranda of law will not exceed 35 pages. 4. Subject to the Court's availability and Court approval of this Stipulation, oral argument will be held on September 27, 2010. 5. The purchaser of the sale, South Bay Timber, and the mill where the timber will be processed, Rough and Ready Lumber, will file a motion to intervene. The parties will not oppose the motion. 6. The Plaintiffs agree not to seek a preliminary injunction against timber harvest, removal of timber, or other management activities in units 205, 206, 207, and 208. The Federal Defendants, South Bay Timber, and Rough and Ready Lumber agree to limit timber harvest and removal and other management activities to units 205, 206, 207, and 208 when they begin operations on the sale. Prior to September 27, the Federal Defendants, South Bay Timber, and Rough and Ready Lumber agree to give Plaintiffs seven days' notice before timber harvest begins in any other unit of the sale, so that Plaintiffs may seek a temporary restraining order if Plaintiffs choose to do so prior to September 27. 7. This Stipulation is intended to establish and allow for an orderly schedule for the briefing and disposition of Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction and to protect the parties' respective rights and interests pending briefing and oral argument; accordingly, it shall not be deemed, in an
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of itself, to confer "prevailing party" status on Plaintiffs or otherwise to support a claim for attorneys' fees or costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, or other feeshifting statute or authority. SO STIPULATED FOR THE PLAINTIFFS DATED: September 10, 2010 /s/Susan Jane M. Brown (as authorized on September 10, 2010) Susan Jane M. Brown, Staff Attorney Western Environmental Law Center 4107 N.E. Couch Street Portland, Oregon 97232 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

DATED: September 10, 2010

FOR THE FEDERAL DEFENDANTS IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division /s/UDavid B. GlazerU DAVID B. GLAZER Natural Resources Section Environment & Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice 301 Howard Street, Suite 1050 San Francisco, California Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail:
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FOR THE INTERVENOR-DEFENDANTS DATED: September 10, 2010 /s/Scott W. Horngren (as authorized on September 10, 2010) Scott W. Horngren American Forest Resource Council 5100 SW Macadam Ave. Suite 350 Portland, Oregon 97239 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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ORDER In consideration of the foregoing Stipulation, it is hereby ORDERED that the Stipulation is GRANTED. It is further ordered that oral argument on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be held on September 27, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. SO ORDERED. GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, David B. Glazer, hereby certify that I, on September 10, 2010, I caused the foregoing to be served upon counsel of record through the Court's electronic service system.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

/s/UDavid B. GlazerU David B. Glazer

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