Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. Gutierrez et al

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STIPULATION AND ORDER re 91 Stipulation, filed by Donald C. Winter, Carlos M. Gutierrez, United States Department of the Navy, Mike Mullen, Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, William Hogarth. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte on February 1, 2008. (edllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/1/2008)

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. Gutierrez et al

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RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General Environment and Natural Resources Division UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief KRISTEN L. GUSTAFSON, Senior Trial Attorney Wildlife and Marine Resources Section GUILLERMO A. MONTERO, Trial Attorney Natural Resources Section Environment & Natural Resources Division UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Benjamin Franklin Station - P.O. Box 7369/ P.O. Box 663 Washington, D.C. 20044 [phone] (tel.) / [phone] (tel.) [phone] (fax)/ [phone] (fax) [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for Federal Defendants UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., et al.,

) ) Civ. Action No. 07-4771-EDL ) Plaintiffs, ) STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND ) DEFENDANTS' TIME TO ANSWER v. ) PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT ) CARLOS GUTIERREZ, SECRETARY ) [PROPOSED] ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES ) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ) Judge: Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte ) ) ) ____________________________________)

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed the above captioned case on September 17, 2007; WHEREAS, Plaintiffs served the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California with the Summons and Complaint on December 6, 2007; WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a), Defendants' answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint would be due on February 4, 2008; WHEREAS, Defendants aver that, due to the intervening holidays, preparation for the January 16, 2008 preliminary injunction hearing in this case, and heavy workloads in government counsels' other cases, a one month extension of time to March 4, 2008, is necessary for Defendants to answer Plaintiffs' Complaint; WHEREAS, Plaintiffs do not oppose a one month extension of Defendants' time to answer; Subject to the approval of the Court, the parties hereby stipulate as follows: 1. Defendants' time to answer Plaintiffs' Complaint shall be enlarged to March 4, 2008.

Dated: February 1, 2008

RONALD J. TENPAS Acting Assistant Attorney General United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief KRISTEN L. GUSTAFSON, Senior Trial Attorney Wildlife & Marine Resources Section GUILLERMO A. MONTERO, Trial Attorney Natural Resources Section United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 663 Washington, D.C. 20044-663 Tel. [phone]/ Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]/ Fax [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Permitting Extension of Time to Answer NRDC v. Gutierrez, Case No. 07-4771-EDL

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/s/Kristen L. Gustafson Kristen L. Gustafson Counsel for Federal Defendants

Dated: February 1, 2008

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP ROBERT L. FALK ROBIN S. STAFFORD SARAH B. SCHINDLER 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. JOEL R. REYNOLDS CARA A. HOROWITZ 1314 Second Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] By: /s/ Sarah B. Schindler Sarah B. Schindler Attorneys for Plaintiffs NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU

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