United States v. Anchordoguy, et al.

Filing 17

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 10/8/2013 ORDERING the Joint Status Report due by 11/22/2013. (Donati, J)

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ROBERT G. DREHER
Acting Assistant Attorney General
Andrew J. Doyle (Fl. Bar No. 84948)
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Environment and Natural Resources Division
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044 / [phone]
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
Sylvia Quast (Ca. Bar No. 159011)
Executive Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814 / [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
MATTHEW R.
ANCHORDOGUY, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 2:13-CV-848-MCE-CMK
STIPULATION REGARDING
JOINT STATUS REPORT;
ORDER

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Plaintiff United States of America and Defendants Matthew R.

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Anchordoguy, Anchordoguy and Company Limited Partnership, and John R.

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Barlow stipulate and agree as follows:

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The current deadline for the parties to file a joint status report, as

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required by the Court’s Order of May 1, 2013, is October 28, 2013 (i.e., 30 days

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from September 27, 2103, when Defendants filed their answer). See ECF Nos. 4,

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13, 14, 15.

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2.

The United States seeks additional time to meet this deadline because

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at the end of the day on September 30, 2013, the appropriations act that had been

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funding the Department of Justice expired and appropriations to the Department

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lapsed. The same is true for most Executive agencies, including the United States

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Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), on whose behalf this case was

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brought. Absent an appropriation, Department of Justice attorneys and employees

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of EPA are prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in certain

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limited circumstances, including “emergencies involving the safety of human life

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or the protection of property.” 31 U.S.C. § 1342.

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3.

Defendants do not object to the additional time sought by the United

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The new deadline for the parties to file a joint status report is

November 22, 2013.

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STIPULATED AND AGREED TO ON BEHALF OF PLAINTIFF:
ROBERT G. DREHER
Acting Assistant Attorney General

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Dated: October 7, 2013

/s/ Andrew J. Doyle____________
Andrew J. Doyle (Fl. Bar No. 84948)
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Environment and Natural Resources
Division
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
Sylvia Quast (Ca. Bar No. 159011)
Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
[phone] (phone)
[e-mail]

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STIPULATED AND AGREED TO ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANTS:

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Dated: October 7, 2013

/s/ B. Demar Hooper_____
B. Demar Hooper, Esq.
3910 Knollwood Court
Sacramento, CA 95821
[phone] (phone)
[e-mail]

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Dated: October 7, 2013

DOWNEY BRAND, LLP
By /s/ Robert P. Soran____
Robert P. Soran, Esq.
621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
[phone] (phone)
[e-mail]

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ORDER

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In accordance with the foregoing stipulation and good cause appearing,

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 8, 2013

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