Sierra Club v. United States Department of Agriculture et al

Filing 49

STIPULATION AND ORDER Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/23/09 is continued to 5/29/2009 10:00 AM.. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 1/13/09. (tdm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/14/2009)

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WILLIA M S. EUBANKS II, N.C. BAR NO. 36743 HO W A RD M. CRYSTAL, D.C. BAR. NO. 446189 Pro hac vice Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal 1601 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20009 [phone], [phone] fax [e-mail], [e-mail] KRIST IN HENRY, CAL. BAR NO. 220908 Sierra Club 85 2nd Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 [phone], [phone] fax [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff Sierra Club JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CAL. BAR NO. 44332 United States Attorney JO AN N M. SWANSON, CAL. BAR NO. 88143 Chief, Civil Division MICH A EL T. PYLE, CAL. BAR NO. 172954 Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney's Office/Civil Division 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102-3495 [phone], [phone] fax [e-mail] Attorney for Federal Defendants (additional attorneys listed on next page)

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ____________________________________ SIERRA CLUB, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 3:08-cv-04248-SC v. ) ) STIPULATED REQUEST TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) RESCHEDULE INITIAL CASE OF AGRICULTURE, AND ) MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FROM RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, ) JANUARY 23, 2009 TO MAY 29, 2009 ) Defendants. )

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ED W A RD D. BURBACH, TX BAR NO. 03355250 Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Pro hac vice One American Center, Suite 3000 Austin, TX 78746 [phone] [phone] Email: [e-mail] JA M ES GOLDBERG, CAL. BAR NO. 107990 DE BO RA H A. GOLDFARB CAL. BAR NO. 291942 Bryan Cave LLP Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1410 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail]

Whereas, this case involves several requests by Plaintiff, SIERRA CLUB, for records in the custody or control of Federal Defendants, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act;1 and Whereas, on December 12, 2008, Plaintiff and Federal Defendants agreed in a joint case management statement to a proposed schedule whereby Federal Defendants will use their best efforts to provide responsive records and a draft Vaughn Index or Indices for any withholdings by April 24, 2009; and Whereas, Plaintiff and Federal Defendants have also proposed to file an updated case management statement with a new proposed schedule to resolve any outstanding issues in the case by April 30, 2009; and

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Intervenor Brazos notes its position that it denies that Plaintiff made the FOIA requests at issue.

STIPU LA TED REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE IN ITIA L CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FROM JANUARY 23, 2009 TO MAY 29, 2009 - 2

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Whereas, in light of this schedule, Plaintiff, Federal Defendants, and Intervenor-Defendant BRAZOS ELECTRIC (collectively the "Parties"), have conferred and agree that conducting the case management conference after an updated case management statement has been filed will narrow the issues that may need to be addressed at the conference and therefore will serve judicial efficiency; and Whereas, the case management conference is currently scheduled for January 23, 2009; and Whereas, the Court's clerk has indicated that an appropriate date for the case management conference would be May 29, 2009 and this date is acceptable to the Parties; IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND THE PARTIES STIPULATE, subject to the Court's approval, that the initial case management conference be rescheduled for May 29, 2009. Respectfully submitted, /s/ William S. Eubanks II WILLIAM S. EUBANKS II, N.C. BAR NO. 36743 HO W A RD M. CRYSTAL, D.C. BAR. NO. 446189 Pro hac vice Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal 1601 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20009 [phone], [phone] fax [e-mail] [e-mail] /s/ Kristin Henry KRISTIN HENRY, CAL. BAR NO. 220908 Sierra Club 85 2nd Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 [phone] [phone] fax [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff Sierra Club STIPU LA TED REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE IN ITIA L CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FROM JANUARY 23, 2009 TO MAY 29, 2009 - 3

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/s/ Michael T. Pyle MICHAEL T. PYLE, CAL. BAR NO. 172954 Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney's Office/Civil Division 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102-3495 [phone], [phone] fax [e-mail] Attorney for Federal Defendants /s/ Edward D. Burbach EDWARD D. BURBACH, TX BAR NO. 03355250 Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP pro hac vice One American Center, Suite 3000 Austin, TX 78746 [phone], [phone] (fax) Email: [e-mail] /s/ James Goldberg JAMES GOLDBERG, CAL. BAR NO. 107990 DE BO RA H A. GOLDFARB CAL. BAR NO. 291942 Bryan Cave LLP Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1410 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Intervenor Brazos Electric PURSUANT TO THIS STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:
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