Center for Biological Diversity et al v. Environmental Protection Agency et al
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND STAY AND CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE. Updated Status Report due by 11/10/2011. Status Conference set for 11/18/2011 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on 09/30/2011. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2011)
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Justin Augustine (CA Bar No. 235561)
Jaclyn Lopez (CA Bar No. 258589)
Center for Biological Diversity
351 California Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 436-9682; Fax: (415) 436-9683
jaugustine@biologicaldiversity.org
jlopez@biologicaldiversity.org
Collette L. Adkins Giese (MN Bar No. 035059X)*
Center for Biological Diversity
8640 Coral Sea Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55449-5600
Phone: (651) 955-3821; Fax: (415) 436-9683
cadkinsgiese@biologicaldiversity.org
Michael W. Graf (CA Bar No. 136172)
Law Offices
227 Behrens Street
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Phone: (510) 525-7222;Fax: (510) 525-1208
mwgraf@aol.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
*Granted admission pro hac vice
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY, a non-profit organization; and
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
NORTH AMERICA, a non-profit
organization;
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Plaintiffs,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY; and LISA JACKSON,
Administrator, U.S. EPA;
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Defendants,
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CROP LIFE AMERICA, AMERICAN
FARM BUREAU FEDERATION,
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL,
and RECKITT BENCKISER;
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Defendant-Intervenors.
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Case No. CV-11-0293-JCS
STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATION
TO EXTEND STAY
Status Conference Date: October 14, 2011
Time: 1:30 PM
Courtroom A – 15th Floor
Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero
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This status report is filed pursuant to the Court’s July 29, 2011 order. In light of the
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developments described below, Plaintiffs and Defendants respectfully request that the Court extend the
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stay of litigation by approximately 30 days from October 14, 2011 to November 18, 2011 and continue
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the status conference now set for October 14, 2011 to November 18, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. (or to such date
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and time that is convenient for the Court). Intervenors have informed Plaintiffs and Defendants that
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they do not object to this request.
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On January 20, 2011, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Pesticide Action Network
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North America (collectively “Plaintiffs”) initiated the instant litigation, alleging that the Environmental
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Protection Agency and its administrator, Lisa Jackson, (collectively “Defendants”) violated Section
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7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) by failing to consult on the effects of EPA-registered
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pesticides on endangered and threatened species and their designated critical habitat throughout the
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United States of America. See Docket No. 1. On March 14, 2011, Defendants and Plaintiffs jointly
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filed a motion to stay the litigation to conserve judicial resources while the parties explored the
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possibility of settlement. See Docket No. 13. The Court granted the motion on March 15, 2011. See
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Docket No. 14.
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On May 13, 2011, the parties met in Washington, D.C. and engaged in exploratory discussions
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concerning the possibility of settlement, as well as technical issues concerning EPA’s current
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endangered species risk assessment methods and associated regulatory programs. Proposed Intervenors
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were also present at the meeting.
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On June 3, 2011, the Court held an intervention hearing and granted in part and denied in part
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the motions from 1) Crop Life America, 2) American Farm Bureau Federation, 3) American Chemistry
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Council and 4) Reckitt Benckiser (collectively “Intervenors”). The Court also set a status conference
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for August 12, 2011, and ordered the parties to submit a status report that “include[s] a description of
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the status of negotiations and a plan for the remainder of the case.”
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On June 21, 2011, the parties, including Intervenors, met in Washington, D.C. and held further
discussions regarding the possibility of settlement. An additional meeting was held by phone on July
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18, 2011. To allow settlement discussions to continue and pursuant to stipulation, on July 29, 2011, the
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Court reset the status conference for October 14, 2011 with a status report due September 30, 2011.
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Since then, the parties held meetings by phone on August 23, 2011 and September 21, 2011.
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The parties also exchanged information and ideas for settlement by email. Plaintiffs and Defendants
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are pursuing further settlement discussions and are in the process of arranging the next meeting. Based
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on the discussions to date, Intervenors do not object to further settlement talks, provided all parties
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continue to be involved.
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To allow these discussions to continue, and in the interest of judicial economy, Plaintiffs and
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Defendants respectfully request that this Court continue the status conference currently set for October
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14, 2011 to November 18, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. (or to such date and time that is convenient for the Court),
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and extend the stay of this litigation for approximately an additional 30 days (from October 14, 2011 to
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November 18, 2011). If the Court extends the stay and resets a conference date, the parties will submit
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a status report two weeks prior to that conference (on November 4, 2011).
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Respectfully submitted this 30th day of September, 2011,
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/s/ Collette L. Adkins Giese
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Collette L. Adkins Giese (MN Bar No. 035059X)*
Center for Biological Diversity
8640 Coral Sea Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55449-5600
Phone: (651) 955-3821
Fax: (415) 436-9683
cadkinsgiese@biologicaldiversity.org
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Justin Augustine (CA Bar No. 235561)
Jaclyn Lopez (CA Bar No. 258589)
Center for Biological Diversity
351 California Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 436-9682
Fax: (415) 436-9683
jaugustine@biologicaldiversity.org
jlopez@biologicaldiversity.org
Michael W. Graf (CA Bar No. 136172)
Law Offices
227 Behrens Street
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Phone: (510) 525-7222
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Fax: (510) 525-1208
mwgraf@aol.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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IGNACIA S. MORENO,
Assistant Attorney General
SETH M. BARSKY, Section Chief
S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief
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/s/ James A. Maysonett
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JAMES A. MAYSONETT, Trial Attorney
ERIK E. PETERSEN, Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
Wildlife & Marine Resources Section
Ben Franklin Station
P.O. Box 7369
Washington, DC 20044-7369
Phone: (202) 305-0216
Fax: (202) 305-0275
james.a.maysonett@usdoj.gov
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Attorneys for Federal Defendants
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/s/ William K. Rawson
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LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
William K. Rawson (D.C. Bar No. 367167)*
william.rawson@lw.com
Claudia M. O’Brien (D.C. Bar No 447354)*
claudia.o’brien@lw.com
555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
Phone: (202) 637-2200
Fax: (202) 637-2201
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Patrick J. Ferguson (Ca. Bar No. 252778)
patrick.ferguson@lw.com
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
Phone: (415) 391-0600
Fax: (415) 395-8095
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WILEY REIN LLP
David B. Weinberg (D.C. Bar No. 186247)*
dweinberg@wileyrein.com
Eric Andreas (D.C. Bar No. 462777)*
eandreas@wileyrein.com
1776 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 719-7000
Fax: (202) 719-7049
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Attorneys for Crop Life America, et al.
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/s/ Thomas W. Stoever, Jr.
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Thomas W. Stoever, Jr. (Cal. Bar No. 150056)
ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
370 Seventeenth Street
Suite 4500
Denver, Colorado 80202-1370
Phone: (303) 863-1000
Fax: (303) 832-0428
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Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Reckitt
Benckiser LLC.
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/s/ J. Michael Klise
J. Michael Klise*
jmklise@crowell.com
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Steven P. Quarles
Thomas R. Lundquist
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-2595
Phone: (202) 624-2500
Fax: (202) 628-5116
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Attorneys for Intervenors American Farm Bureau
Federation, et al.
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/s/ Seth Goldberg
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Seth Goldberg (CA Bar No. 153719)
sgoldberg@steptoe.com
Cynthia L. Taub (D.C. Bar No. 445906)*
ctaub@steptoe.com
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
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1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.429.3000
Fax: 202.429.3902
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Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor American
Chemistry Council
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Nov. 18, 2011, at 1:30 PM
November 10, 2011
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