Western Watersheds Project et al v. Bureau of Land Management

Filing 20

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/18/11 ORDERING that Plaintiffs' 19 request to appear at the April 20, 2011 status conference by telephone is hereby GRANTED. (Duong, D)

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Deborah A. Sivas (Cal. Bar No. 135446)
Alicia Thesing (Cal. Bar. No. 211751)
Robb W. Kapla (Cal. Bar No. 238896)
Holley Horrell (Certified Law Student)
Collin Wedel (Certified Law Student)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC
Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, California 94305-8610
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Natalie J. Havlina (ISB # 7498)
Pro Hac Vice
ADVOCATES FOR THE WEST
P.O. Box 1612
Boise, Idaho 83701-1612
Telephone: [phone] ext. 209
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT;
and WILDEARTH GUARDIANS,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,
an agency of the United States,

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Defendants.

Case No. 2:10-CV-02896-KJM-KJN
REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC
COURT APPEARANCE BY
PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL AT APRIL
20, 2011 STATUS CONFERENCE
Date:
Time:
Courtroom:
Judge:

April 20, 2011
10:00 a.m.
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Hon. Kimberly Mueller

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Counsel for Plaintiffs hereby request the Court’s permission to appear by telephone at the

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April 20, 2011 status conference in this matter.

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Reasons for the Request:
As explained in the Status Report filed in this case, the parties have met and conferred

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regarding scheduling matters and, based on that discussion, Plaintiffs believe there are no

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significant disputes or issues that require special attention at the upcoming status conference.

REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC COURT APPEARANCE BY PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL
AT APRIL 20, 2011 STATUS CONFERENCE – Case No. 2:10-CV-02896-KJM-KJN

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Defendant has not yet finished preparing the administrative record for this case. Once it does

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so, the parties intend to confer about a schedule for summary judgment briefing and present a

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proposed schedule to the Court.

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Because Plaintiffs’ counsel are located in Palo Alto, California and Boise, Idaho, they

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request permission to appear by telephone for what they anticipate will be a relatively routine

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conference in order to conserve resources and most efficiently represent their clients. In

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addition, the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, which serves as California counsel for

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Plaintiffs, has another case management conference previously scheduled on April 20, 2011 at

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8:30 a.m., in Marin County. Because the Clinic is a small office, staff primarily with law

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students who have afternoon classes, it would be difficult to staff two court appearances in two

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different courts on the same morning. Finally, attorney Natalie J. Havlina, admitted pro hac

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vice, has offices in Idaho and has no other business scheduled in Sacramento on April 20 aside

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from this conference. Defendant’s counsel has indicated that she has does not object to this

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request.

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Names of the Attorneys Making the Appearance and Direct Dial Telephone Numbers:
a. California Counsel: Deborah A. Sivas and certified law student Holley C. Horrell will

appear by telephone from Palo Alto and can be reached at [phone].
b. Idaho Cousnel: Natalie J. Havlina will appear by telephone from Boise, and can be
reached at [phone], ext. 209.

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Dated: April 15, 2011

Respectfully submitted,

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC
Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School

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By: /s/ Deborah A. Sivas
Deborah A. Sivas
Holley C. Horrell

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ADVOCATES FOR THE WEST

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By: /s/ Natalie J. Havlina
Natalie J. Havlina
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC COURT APPEARANCE BY PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL
AT APRIL 20, 2011 STATUS CONFERENCE – Case No. 2:10-CV-02896-KJM-KJN

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ORDER
Good causing appearing therefor, Plaintiffs’ request to appear at the April 20, 2011 status
conference by telephone is hereby GRANTED.

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SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 18, 2011.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC COURT APPEARANCE BY PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL
AT APRIL 20, 2011 STATUS CONFERENCE – Case No. 2:10-CV-02896-KJM-KJN

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