California Sportfishing Protection Alliance et al v. West Sonoma County Disposal Service, Inc. et al

Filing 56

ORDER GRANTING re 55 : Joint Stipulation to Extend Upcoming Litigation Deadlines to Accommodate Continuing Settlement Negotiations filed by Petaluma River Council, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance Further Case Management Con ference set for 10/19/2012 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Motion Hearing re-set for 3/29/2013 01:30 PM in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. Further Case Management Conference set for 4/26/2013 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, San Francisco.. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on 7/25/12. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/25/2012)

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Michael R. Lozeau (State Bar No. 142893)
Richard Drury (State Bar No. 163559)
Douglas J. Chermak (State Bar No. 233382)
LOZEAU DRURY LLP
410 12th Street, Suite 250
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION
ALLIANCE and PETALUMA RIVER COUNCIL
John Briscoe (State Bar No. 053223)
Lawrence S. Bazel (State Bar No. 114641)
Peter Prows (State Bar No. 257819)
BRISCOE IVESTER & BAZEL LLP
155 Sansome Street, Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
[phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
WEST SONOMA COUNTY DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC.;
REDWOOD EMPIRE DISPOSAL, INC.; NOVATO DISPOSAL, INC.;
JAMES RATTO; JAMES R. SALYERS; AND RICK HOLLIDAY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING
PROTECTION ALLIANCE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.

Case No. C-10-03441 JCS
JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND
UPCOMING LITIGATION DEADLINES
TO ACCOMMODATE CONTINUING
SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS________

WEST SONOMA COUNTY DISPOSAL
SERVICE, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Joint Stipulation To Extend Upcoming Litigation
Deadlines To Accommodate Continuing
Settlement Negotiations

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Case No. C-10-03441 JCS

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Petaluma River

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Council (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants West Sonoma County Disposal Service, Inc., Redwood

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Empire Disposal, Inc., Novato Disposal Service, Inc., James Ratto, James R. Salyers, and Rick

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Holliday (“Defendants”) are in continuing settlement negotiations before Magistrate Judge Corley,

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and are scheduling an appearance before Judge Corley early in August 2012 for a further settlement

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conference;
WHEREAS, the following deadlines have been set for the case:

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Expert disclosure

August 24, 2012
September 14, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.

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Further Case Management
Conference

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Expert rebuttal disclosure

September 24, 2012

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Non-expert discovery cutoff

November 16, 2012

Expert discovery cutoff

November 16, 2012

Dispositive motion hearing

January 18, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.

Case management conference to set
trial date

February 15, 2013 at 1:30

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that it is appropriate to reschedule these

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deadlines and appearances by approximately 60 days to facilitate further settlement negotiations;
WHEREAS, the parties believe it would be in their mutual best interest to extend all

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deadlines and the trial date in this matter an additional two months in order to allow the parties to

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engage in further settlement discussions and potentially resolve this action; and
WHEREAS, the parties believe that such an extension would conserve the resources of the

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court;
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs and Defendants,

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through their respective counsel, to respectfully request that the Court vacate the above deadlines and

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appearances and reset them as follows:

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Joint Stipulation To Extend Upcoming Litigation
Deadlines To Accommodate Continuing
Settlement Negotiations

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Case No. C-10-03441 JCS

Expert disclosure

October 26, 2012

Further Case Management
Conference

October 19, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.

Expert rebuttal disclosure

November 21, 2012

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Non-expert discovery cutoff

January 11, 2013

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Expert discovery cutoff

January 11, 2013

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Dispositive motion hearing

March 29, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.

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Case management conference to set
trial date

April 26, 2013 at 1:30

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Dated: July 23, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

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LOZEAU DRURY LLP
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By: /s/ Michael R. Lozeau*
Michael R. Lozeau
Attorney for Plaintiffs California
Sportfishing Protection Alliance
and Petaluma River Counsel

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Dated: July 23, 2012

BRISCOE IVESTER & BAZEL LLP
By: /s/ Lawrence S. Bazel
Lawrence S. Bazel
Attorneys for Defendants West Sonoma County
Disposal Service, Inc.; Redwood Empire Disposal, Inc.;
Novato Disposal, Inc.; James Ratto; James R. Salyers;
and Rick Holliday

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*I hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures indicated by a

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“conformed” signature (/S/) within this efiled document.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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July 25, 2012
Dated: _________________

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