Center for Food Safety et al v. Vilsack et al

Filing 151

STIPULATION AND ORDER extending the date for the opposition to the summary judgment motion to be filed from 10/22/11 to 10/24/11. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 10/14/11. (tdm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/14/2011)

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See signature page for the complete
list of counsel and parties represented.

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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 FOOD SAFETY, BEYOND
PESTICIDES, CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTE,
CALIFORNIA FARMERS UNION,
DAKOTA RESOURCES COUNCIL,
GEERTSON SEED FARMS, NATIONAL
FAMILY FARM COALITION,
NORTHEAST ORGANIC DAIRY
PRODUCERS ALLIANCE, SIERRA CLUB,
TRASK FAMILY SEEDS, and WESTERN
ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE
COUNCILS,

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Plaintiffs,
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THOMAS VILSACK, Secretary of
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Agriculture, and DR. GREGORY PARHAM, )
Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health )
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Inspection Service,
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Case No.: 3:11-cv-01310-SC
The Honorable Samuel Conti
STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER
CHANGING TIME AND SUPPORTING
JOINT DECLARATION

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Pursuant to LR 6-2 and 7-12, the parties hereby file this stipulated request to slightly modify
the summary judgment briefing schedule for this case. In support of this request, the parties
hereby jointly declare the following:

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Joint Motion to Modify Briefing Schedule

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1. Pursuant to a stipulated request for extension of the briefing schedule by the parties, on

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September 13, 2011, the Court ordered that the parties submit motions for summary judgment on

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September 22, 2011, oppositions on October 22, 2011, and reply briefs on November 9, 2011.

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Dkt. 100.

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2. The current due date for oppositions, October 22, 2011, is a Saturday. The parties had

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not intended to request that opposition briefs be due over the weekend. Accordingly, the parties

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respectfully request that the Court extend the due date for opposition briefs to the following

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Monday, October 24, 2011.

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3. The requested modification in the briefing schedule will not affect any other date for the

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case. The parties do not request any change to the November 9, 2011 due date for reply briefs.

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The schedule as modified by this stipulation will continue to provide for completion of briefing

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prior to the date for oral argument on December 2, 2011.

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DATED this 12th day of October, 2011.

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Respectfully submitted,

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IGNACIA S. MORENO
Assistant Attorney General
Environment and Natural Resources Division

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By: /s/ Clifford E. Stevens, Jr.
PAUL D. BARKER, JR.
CLIFFORD E. STEVENS, JR.
Trial Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
Natural Resources Section
Wildlife & Marine Resources Section
P.O. Box 663
Washington, D.C. 20044-0663
[e-mail]
[phone]
[e-mail]
[phone]

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TONY WEST
Assistant Attorney General
JOHN R. GRIFFITHS
Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch
BRYAN DEARINGER
ERIC WOMACK
Trial Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Room 7334
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Federal Defendants

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By: /s/ George A. Kimbrell
GEORGE A. KIMBRELL (Pro Hac Vice)
PAIGE M. TOMASELLI State Bar No. 237737
KATERYNA L. RAKOWSKY State Bar No.
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Center for Food Safety
2601 Mission Street, Suite 803
San Francisco, CA94110
T: [phone] / F: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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PAUL H. ACHITOFF (Pro Hac Vice)
Earthjustice
223 South King Street, Suite 400
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
T: [phone] / F: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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By: /s/ Phillip Jonathan Perry
PHILLIP JONATHAN PERRY
CLAUDIA M. O’BRIEN (Pro Hac Vice)
JANICE M. SCHNEIDER (Pro Hac Vice)
Latham & Watkins LLP

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555 11th Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
202-637-2200
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: claudia.o'[e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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PATRICK JOHN FERGUSON
Latham & Watkins LLP
505 Montgomery Street
Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
415-391-0600
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor Monsanto
Company

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By: /s/ B. Andrew Brown
B. ANDREW BROWN (Pro Hac Vice)
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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MARTHA CORCORAN LUEMERS
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
305 Lytton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors Forage
Genetics International LLC, John Grover, Daniel
Mederos, Dan Scheps, Carl Simmons, Mark Watte,
California Alfalfa and Forage Association, Gardena
Alfalfa Seed Growers Association, Midwest Forage
Association, and Eureka Seeds, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on this 12th day of October, 2011, I filed a copy of this document
electronically through the CM/ECF system, which caused all parties or counsel to be served by
electronic means as reflected on the Notice of Electronic Filing.

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_/s/ Clifford E. Stevens, Jr._____________
Clifford E. Stevens, Jr.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY, BEYOND
PESTICIDES, CORNUCOPIA INSTITUTE,
CALIFORNIA FARMERS UNION,
DAKOTA RESOURCES COUNCIL,
GEERTSON SEED FARMS, NATIONAL
FAMILY FARM COALITION,
NORTHEAST ORGANIC DAIRY
PRODUCERS ALLIANCE, SIERRA CLUB,
TRASK FAMILY SEEDS, and WESTERN
ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE
COUNCILS,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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THOMAS VILSACK, Secretary of
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Agriculture, and DR. GREGORY PARHAM, )
Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health )
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Inspection Service,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 3:11-cv-01310-SC
The Honorable Samuel Conti
[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR
STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER
CHANGING TIME AND SUPPORTING
JOINT DECLARATION

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED that opposition briefs to the motions

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