Sierra Club v. United States Department of Agriculture et al

Filing 61

STIPULATION AND ORDER extending the briefing schedule and hearing date of Cross Motions for Summary Judgment. The new hearing date for Cross Motions for Summary Judgment is June 18, 2010. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 1/14/08. (tdm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/14/2010)

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WILLIA M S. EU BA N KS II, N.C. BA R NO . 36743 HO W A RD M. CRY ST A L, 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 HEN RY , CAL. BA R 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. RU SSO N IELLO , CA L. BA R NO . 44332 United States Attorney JO AN N M. SW A N SO N , CA L. BA R NO . 88143 Chief, Civil Division MICH A EL T. PY LE, CA L. BA R 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 AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER OF AGRICULTURE, AND ) EXTEND THE BRIEFING SCHEDULE BY RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, ) SIXTY (60) DAYS ) Defendants. )

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JA M ES GO LDBERG , CA L. BA R NO . 107990 DE BO RA H A. GO LDFARB CAL. BA R NO . 291942 Bryan Cave LLP Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1410 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Intervening Defendants Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. and East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

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; and Whereas, on or around September 25, 2009, Federal Defendants provided responsive records and Vaughn Indices for withholdings; and

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPU LA TED REQ U EST TO EX TEN D BR IEFIN G SC H ED U LE BY SIX TY DA Y S - 2 parties have been exchanging proposals and counter-proposals in recent days and to which the parties expect to make further exchanges by early next week), and to draft a settlement agreement; and Whereas, the Court's current Scheduling Order requires Federal Defendants and IntervenorDefendants to file motions for summary judgment on January 19, 2010; and Whereas, Plaintiff completed review of responsive records and Vaughn Indices on or around October 23, 2009, resulting in a settlement proposal to Federal Defendants on October 27, 2009; and Whereas, the Court granted a stipulated request for a 60-day extension, setting the current Scheduling Order (D.E. 59) and allowing the parties to engage in settlement discussions; and Whereas, the parties have engaged in detailed settlement discussions and are very close to a comprehensive settlement, but are still working to resolve a few outstanding issues (as to which the

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Whereas, in light of the schedule and the parties' anticipated settlement, Plaintiff, Federal Defendants, and Intervenor-Defendants (collectively the "Parties"), have conferred and agree that, in an effort to promote judicial efficiency, the current briefing schedule be extended by sixty days to determine whether the remaining issues in the case can be resolved without further litigation. Counsel for Plaintiff represents that he obtained the dates below from the Court's clerk. IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND THE PARTIES STIPULATE, subject to the Court's approval, that the briefing schedule be extended by approximately sixty days, resulting in the revised schedule as follows: (a) March 22, 2010 Last day for Defendant and/or Intervenor(s) to file a motion for summary judgment. Last day for Plaintiff to file opposition to any motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant and/or Intervenor(s) and last day for Plaintiff to file any cross-motion for summary judgment. Last day for Defendant and/or Intervenor(s) to file reply in support of any motion for summary judgment and last day for Defendant and/or Intervenor(s) to file opposition to any motion for summary judgment filed by Plaintiff.

(b) April 12, 2010

(c) May 3, 2010

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(d) May 21, 2010

Last day for Plaintiff to file reply in support of its crossmotion for summary judgment. Hearing on summary judgment motions.

(e) June 18, 2010

Respectfully submitted, /s/ William S. Eubanks II WILLIA M S. EU BA N KS II, N.C. BA R NO . 36743 HO W A RD M. CRY ST A L, D.C. BAR. NO . 446189 Pro hac vice /s/ Kristin Henry KRIST IN HEN RY , CAL. BA R NO . 220908 Sierra Club 85 2nd Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 [phone], [phone] fax [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff Sierra Club /s/ Michael T. Pyle MICH A EL T. PY LE, CAL. BA R NO . 172954 Attorney for Federal Defendants /s/ James Goldberg JA M ES GO LDBERG , CA L. BA R NO . 107990 DE BO RA H A. GO LDFARB CAL. BA R NO . 291942 Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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