Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al

Filing 55

ORDER GRANTING 54 STIPULATION for Briefing Schedule. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 4/8/13. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/8/2013)

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Justin Augustine (CA Bar No. 235561)
Center for Biological Diversity
351 California Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Collette L. Adkins Giese (MN Bar No. 035059X)*
Center for Biological Diversity
P.O. Box 339
Circle Pines, MN 55014-0339
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Michael W. Graf (CA Bar No. 136172)
Law Offices
227 Behrens Street
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
*Granted admission pro hac vice

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY;

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Plaintiff,
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U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE;
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DAN ASHE, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife )
Service; ENVIRONMENTAL
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PROTECTION AGENCY; and LISA
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JACKSON, Administrator, U.S. EPA;
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Defendants.
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CROP LIFE AMERICA;
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Defendant-Intervenor.

Case No. CV-11-5108-JSW
STIPULATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
The Honorable Jeffrey S. White

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STIPULATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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As indicated in the Status Report filed on April 1, 2013, Plaintiff and Federal Defendants have

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finalized a settlement agreement, and the parties (including Intervenor-Defendant) have negotiated a

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proposed briefing schedule on a motion to enter the settlement as an order of the Court. See Docket No.

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52. Accordingly, the parties propose the following and respectfully request that the Court issue an order

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embodying this schedule:

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Joint Motion to Enter Settlement due by April 30, 2013. Plaintiff and Federal Defendants will
each file a supporting memorandum with a limit of 10 pages.

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Defendant-Intervenor’s Opposition due by May 17, 2013 with a limit of 25 pages. If DefendantIntervenor chooses to file a Motion to Dismiss, it will also be filed by May 17, 2013 and the

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Memorandum in Support of the Motion to Dismiss would be consolidated with their Opposition

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to the Joint Motion with a total page limit of 25 pages.

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Reply in Support of the Joint Motion due by June 7, 2013. Plaintiff and Federal Defendants will

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each file a memorandum with a limit of 25 pages. If Defendant-Intervenor files a Motion to

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Dismiss, Plaintiff and Federal Defendants will instead each file a combined Reply in Support of

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the Joint Motion and Opposition to Motion to Dismiss, which would also be due by June 7, 2013

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with a total page limit of 25 pages.

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If applicable, Defendant-Intervenor’s Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss due by June 14,

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2013 with a total page limit of 15 pages.

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The specific filing deadlines set forth above shall apply regardless of whether the preceding

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filing is made on or before of the pertinent deadline. The parties shall seek to have the Joint Motion and

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any Motion filed by Defendant-Intervenor heard on June 21, 2013 or such later date as is consistent with

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the Court’s calendar.

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Respectfully submitted this 5th day of April, 2013,

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/s Collette L. Adkins Giese
Collette L. Adkins Giese (MN Bar No. 035059X)*
Center for Biological Diversity
P.O. Box 339
Circle Pines, MN 55014-0339
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MANUEL A. MARTINEZ(SBN 115075)
Stein & Lubin LLP
Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor CropLife America
*Granted admission pro hac vice

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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April 8, 2013
Dated: ______________

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Judge Jeffrey S. White

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