Center for Biological Diversity v. Chertoff et al

Filing 15

ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND HEARING ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. The Case Management Conference is continued to November 21, 2008, and the hearing on plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment is continued to December 12, 2008. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on September 4, 2008. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/4/2008)

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Deborah A. Sivas (Calif. Bar No. 135446) Leah J. Russin (Calif. Bar No. 225336) Carolyn Bills (Certified Law Student) Edmund J. Gorman, Jr. (Certified Law Student) ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, California 94305 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Andrea A. Treece (Calif. Bar No. 237639) CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 351 California Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, California, 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff

RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General S. JAY GOVINDAN Senior Trial Attorney Environment and Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369 Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Federal Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) MICHAEL CHERTOFF, in his official capacity as) Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland) Security, REAR ADMIRAL CRAIG E. BONE, in his) ) official capacity as Commander of U.S. Coast Guard) District Eleven, and UNITED STATES COAST) GUARD, ) ) Defendants. ) ) Case No. 08-2999 MMC STIPULATION FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ; ORDER THEREON

Plaintiff and Defendants, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby agree and stipulated as follows:

STIPULATION FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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Plaintiff filed its Complaint on June 18, 2008, and Defendants Answered on August 18,

2008. On August 26, 2008, Plaintiff filed its Motion for Summary Judgment; and 2. The parties have conferred as required by the Local Rules for Alternative Dispute Resolution,

and have agreed to pursue settlement discussions before a magistrate judge, as each party believes such discussions may be fruitful. 3. Accordingly, the parties stipulate that all currently scheduled deadlines be postponed to

accommodate settlement discussions. Specifically, a) the Initial Case Management Conference currently scheduled for September 26, 2008 will be moved to November 21, 2008 and the initial Case Management Conference Statement will be due November 14, 2008, or be set for such other dates thereafter as the Court may prefer. b) the hearing on the Motion for Summary Judgment currently scheduled for October 3, 2008 will be heard on December 8, 2008. Defendants' opposition brief will be due November 10, and Plaintiff's reply brief will be due November 24, 2008, or be set for such other dates thereafter as the Court may prefer.

Respectfully Submitted,

DATED:
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9/3/08

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School __/s/ Leah Russin____ Leah J. Russin Counsel for Plaintiff _

DATED:

9/3/08

__/s/ Jay Govindan_________________________ S. Jay Govindan Assistant U.S. Attorney Counsel for Federal Defendants

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IT IS SO ORDERED. Specifically, the Case Management Conference is continued to November 21, 2008, and the hearing on the motion for summary judgment is continued to December 12, 2008. DATED: September 4, 2008 ________________________________________ Hon. Maxine Chesney, Judge STIPULATION FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT