California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Sun Gro Horticulture Processing

Filing 9

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by William H Orrick, III, on 1/31/2017 ORDERING that the Case Management Conference set for 2/7/2017, is RESCHEDULED for 4/25/2017. The parties shall file a joint case management statement by 4/18/2017. (Zignago, K.)

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Michael R. Lozeau (State Bar No. 142893)
Richard T. Drury (State Bar No. 163559)
Douglas J. Chermak (State Bar No. 233382)
LOZEAU DRURY LLP
410 12th Street, Suite 250
Tel: [phone]
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[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
THE CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING
PROTECTION ALLIANCE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 2:16-cv-02247-WHO

THE CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING
PROTECTION ALLIANCE, a non-profit
corporation,

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
RESCHEDULE CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE

Plaintiff,
vs.

Judge: Hon. William H. Orrick

SUN GRO HORTICULTURE PROCESSING,
a Delaware corporation,

Case Management Conference: February 7,
2017
Time: 3:00 PM

Defendant.

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WHEREAS, on September 22, 2016, Plaintiff The California Sportfishing Protection
Alliance filed a complaint against Defendant Sun Gro Horticulture Processing;
WHEREAS, on December 20, 2016, Plaintiff served the Complaint on Defendant;
WHEREAS, Defendant’s response to the Complaint is due on February 21, 2017;
WHEREAS, since early August 2016, the Parties have been diligently engaging in
confidential settlement discussions that would resolve this matter outside of litigation. These
discussions included a confidential settlement meeting at Defendant’s facility that is the subject of
this action. The Parties are presently negotiating a draft settlement agreement that would resolve all
of the claims alleged in the Complaint;

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STIPULATION TO RESCHEDULE CMC
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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WHEREAS, on February 7, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., the Parties are scheduled to appear before

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Judge Orrick for a Case Management Conference;
WHEREAS, the Parties believes that rescheduling the case management conference will

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conserve court resources and allow the Parties to focus on their settlement discussions;

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WHEREAS, the Parties agreed, upon the Court’s approval, to reschedule the Case

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Management Conference for April 25, 2017, to provide an opportunity for the Parties to reach a

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settlement agreement;
WHEREAS, the Parties have not previously sought a continuance of the Case Management

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Conference, and no Parties would be prejudiced by the proposed continuance;
THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED by and between the Parties, through their respective

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counsel, as follows:
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25, 2017.

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The deadline to file the Joint Case Management Statement be rescheduled for April
18, 2017.

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WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request the Court to approve and enter the Order

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The Case Management Conference set for February 7, 2017, be rescheduled for April

below.

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Dated: January 30, 2017

By: _/s/ Douglas J. Chermak______________
Douglas J. Chermak
Attorneys for Plaintiff
THE CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION
ALLIANCE

Dated: January 30, 2017

By: _/s/ Sarah P. Sandford (authorized on 1/30/2017)
Sara P. Sandford
Attorneys for Defendant
SUN GRO HORTICULTURE PROCESSING

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Based on the foregoing stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that

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the Case Management Conference set for February 7, 2017, is rescheduled for April 25, 2017. The

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parties shall file a joint case management statement by April 18, 2017.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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EASTERN DISTRICT COURT OF CALIFORNIA

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Dated: _January 31, 2017____

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United States District Judge

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STIPULATION TO RESCHEDULE CMC
[PROPOSED] ORDER

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