California Resources Agency et al v. United States Department of Agriculture et al

Filing 75

EIGHTH STIPULATION AND ORDER staying remedy briefing until 12/13/2010; Signed by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel on 12/2/2010. (awb, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/2/2010)

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IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General ALISON D. GARNER (DC Bar No. 983858) KATHRYN M. LIBERATORE (NY Bar No. 4317780) Trial Attorneys U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section 601 D Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20004 Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION CALIFORNIA RESOURCES AGENCY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants. CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case Nos. 08-01185-MHP and 08-03884-MHP

EIGHTH STIPULATION TO STAY REMEDY BRIEFING Judge Marilyn H. Patel

EIGHTH STIPULATION TO STAY REMEDY BRIEFING, CASE NOS. 08-1185 AND 08-3884

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Plaintiffs and Defendants in the above-captioned case, by and through their attorneys, have conferred and hereby STIPULATE as follows: On February 27, 2009, Plaintiffs filed motions for summary judgment in the abovecaptioned matters. Dkt. Nos. 46 and 28. On April 16, 2009, Defendants filed cross-motions for summary judgment. Dkt. Nos. 50 and 33. The Court held a hearing on the motions on July 31, 2009. On September 29, 2009, the Court entered judgment, granting in part and denying in part the parties' motions for summary judgment. Dkt. No. 60. The Court ordered the parties to submit, by November 3, 2009, simultaneous briefs proposing the appropriate forms of relief to remedy the deficiencies found by the Court in the Southern California Forest Plans Final Environmental Impact Statement. The parties have entered settlement discussions in an attempt to develop the appropriate forms of relief in this matter. To facilitate those discussions, the parties requested stays of briefing, Dkt. Nos. 61 and 46, 63 and 50, 65 and 52, 67 and 54, 69 and 56, and 71 and 58 and the Court entered orders staying further briefing schedules. Dkt. Nos. 47, 51, 66 and 70. The parties met to discuss settlement on November 18, 2009, January 29, 2010 and June 25, 2010. The parties requested a seventh stay of briefing, Dkt. Nos. 72 and 59, on November 15, 2010, which the Court granted on November 16, 2010. Dkt. No 73. The parties have reached a settlement agreement, in principle, subject to approval by the appropriate government officials and Plaintiff organization representatives. The Defendants require additional time in which to seek approval from the appropriate government officials. The parties therefore request an eighth order staying all briefing on the issue of remedy until December 15, 2010. On that date, the parties will advise the Court on the status of the settlement approval process. The parties will promptly notify the Court if a settlement is approved.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED

Dated: December 2, 2010 IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General /s/Alison D. Garner ALISON D. GARNER KATHRYN M. LIBERATORE Trial Attorneys United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section P.O. Box 663, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants U.S. Forest Service, et al. /s/ Erin M. Tobin (authorized) Erin M. Tobin Trent W. Orr Earthjustice 426 17th Street, 5th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs Ctr. for Biological Diversity, et al. /s/ Brian Hembacher (authorized) Brian Hembacher Deputy Attorney General California Attorney General's Office 300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for People of the State of California, ex rel. California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. /s/ Peter Southworth (authorized) Peter Southworth Deputy Attorney General California Attorney General's Office Land Law Section 1300 I Street, 15th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel.: [phone]

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Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for California Resources Agency and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection /s/ Paul A. Turcke (authorized) Paul A. Turcke Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke, Chartered 950 West Bannock, Suite 520 Boise, Idaho 83702 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for Intervenors Blue Ribbon Coalition

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