Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center et al v. Grantham et al

Filing 11

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 4/8/11: Federal Defendants shall respond to the Complaint on or before 5/17/11.(Kaminski, H)

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IGNACIA S. MORENO
Assistant Attorney General
Environment & Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice

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PETER WHITFIELD (HI 08749)
Natural Resources Section
P.O. Box 663
Washington, D.C. 20044-0663
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

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DAVID B. GLAZER (D.C. 400966)
Natural Resources Section
301 Howard Street, Suite 1050
San Francisco, California 94105
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

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ADAM J. KATZ (D.C. 502776)
Environmental Defense Section
P.O. Box 23986
Washington, D.C. 20026-3986
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Federal Defendant
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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KLAMATH-SISKIYOU WILDLANDS
CENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INFORMATION CENTER, KLAMATH
FOREST ALLIANCE, THE WILDERNESS
SOCIETY, and WILDLANDS CPR,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:11-cv-00439-MCE-JFM
PLAINTIFFS AND FEDERAL DEFENDANTS’
STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING DATE
FOR RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT,
BRIEFING SCHEDULE, AND PAGE LIMITS

v.

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PATRICIA A. GRANTHAM, Klamath National
Forest Supervisor; and UNITED STATES
FOREST SERVICE,

Date: N/A
Time: N/A
Courtroom No. 7
Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.

Defendants.

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Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Ctr., et al. v. Grantham, et al., No. 2:11-cv-00439-MCE-JFM
Stipulation and Proposed Order Setting Date for Response to Complaint, Briefing Schedule and Page Limits

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Federal Defendants Patricia A. Grantham and the U.S. Forest Service and Plaintiffs Klamath-

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Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Environmental Protection Information Center, Klamath Forest Alliance, The

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Wilderness Society, and Wildlands CPR (the “Parties”) hereby stipulate, subject to Court approval

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pursuant to Civil L.R. 144, that dates for the Federal Defendants’ response to the Complaint in this case

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and for briefing cross-motions for summary judgment, together with page limits governing briefing on

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those motions, be set as provided below.1

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In support of this Stipulation, the parties represent as follows:

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Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on February 16, 2011, and served it on February 18, 2011.

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The Federal Defendants’ response to the Complaint is currently due on April 19, 2011.

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The Parties have conferred and have agreed upon the following, subject to Court

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approval:

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May 17, 2011:

Federal Defendants will respond to the Complaint.

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July 29, 2011:

Federal Defendants will file the Administrative Record.

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August 31, 2011:

Plaintiffs will file a motion to address any issues concerning the

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Administrative Record that the Parties have not been able to resolve

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informally.

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September 16, 2011: Plaintiffs will file their opening summary judgment papers.

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October 14, 2011:

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Federal Defendants will file their combined responsive papers and crossmotion.

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November 7, 2011:

Plaintiffs will file their reply memorandum.

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December 5, 2011:

Federal Defendants will file their reply memorandum.

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Page limits will be 30 pages for the Plaintiffs’ opening memorandum and for the Federal Defendants’

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memorandum in support of their response and cross-motion, and 20 pages for Plaintiffs’ and the Federal

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Defendants’ reply memoranda.

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In accordance with Paragraph 4 of the Court’s February 17, 2011 Order Requiring Joint Status Report
[Dkt. #5], the Parties will be filing a Joint Status Report providing the information about this case
required by the Court’s Order.

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SO STIPULATED:

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DATED: April 8, 2011

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FOR THE PLAINTIFFS
/s/ Susan Jane M. Brown
(as authorized on April 1, 2011)
SUSAN JANE M. BROWN
Western Environmental Law Center
4107 N.E. Couch Street
Portland, Oregon 97232
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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DATED: April 8, 2011

FOR THE FEDERAL DEFENDANTS
IGNACIA S. MORENO
Assistant Attorney General
Environment & Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice
By: /s/ Adam J. Katz
ADAM J. KATZ
Environmental Defense Section
PETER WHITFIELD
DAVID B. GLAZER
Natural Resources Section

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ORDER

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In consideration of the foregoing Stipulation, good cause having been shown, it is hereby
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ORDERED that the Stipulation is APPROVED. It is further ORDERED that the following dates and
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requirements are set:
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May 17, 2011:

Federal Defendants will respond to the Complaint.

July 29, 2011:

Federal Defendants will file the Administrative Record.

August 31, 2011:

Plaintiffs will file a motion to address any issues concerning the

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Administrative Record that the Parties have not been able to resolve
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informally.
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September 16, 2011: Plaintiffs will file their opening summary judgment papers.
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October 14, 2011:

Federal Defendants will file their combined responsive papers and cross-

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motion.
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November 7, 2011:

Plaintiffs will file their reply memorandum.

December 5, 2011:

Federal Defendants will file their reply memorandum.

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Page limits will be 30 pages for the Plaintiffs’ opening memorandum and for the Federal Defendants’
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memorandum in support of their response and cross-motion, and 20 pages for Plaintiffs’ and the Federal
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Defendants’ reply memoranda.
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SO ORDERED.
Date: April 8, 2011

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DEAC_Signature-END:

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