United States of America v. Columbus Manufacturing, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER re 16 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 4 Received Document (Consent Decree) filed by Columbus Manufacturing, Inc.. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 2/13/15. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/13/2015)

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CHERYL A. LUKE
Environmental Enforcement Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044-7611
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
Virginia State Bar # 26331
E-mail: [e-mail]
MELINDA HAAG
United States Attorney
JOANN SWANSON
Chief, Civil Division
Office of United States Attorney
450 Golden Gate Ave., 11th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. [phone]

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DAVINA PUJARI (SBN 183407)
CHRISTOPHER D. JENSEN (SBN 235108)
Stice & Block LLP
2335 Broadway, Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94162
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
Email; [e-mail]; [e-mail]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-00471-EMC

Plaintiff,
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JOINT STIPULATION TO TERMINATE

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CONSENT DECREE

COLUMBUS MANUFACTURING, INC.,
Defendant.

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COME NOW the Parties to this action, the United States of America, and Columbus
Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI) and file this Joint Stipulation To Terminate the Consent Decree

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entered by this Court on March 14, 2012. Pursuant to the Consent Decree at Section XVII,

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Paragraph 75, CMI submitted a Request for Termination of the Consent Decree on January 5,

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2015. Pursuant to the Consent Decree at Section XVII, Paragraph 76, the United States and CMI

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have conferred and have determined that CMI has completed all the requirements of this Consent
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Decree. Thus, the Parties are submitting for the Court’s approval this joint stipulation
terminating the Decree pursuant to Paragraph 76 of the Consent Decree.
The parties submit to the Court that CMI has completed the requirements of Section V
(Injunctive Relief) of the Decree, has maintained satisfactory compliance with the
Consent Decree for a period of six months following completion of the third-party audits, has
paid the civil penalties required of Section IV of the Decree, and has otherwise satisfactorily

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complied with the requirements for termination of the Consent Decree. The parties request entry
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of the attached proposed Order approving this Joint Stipulation To Terminate Consent Decree.
The parties will be executing separate signature pages for this Joint Stipulation.

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THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES enter into this Joint Stipulation To Terminate Consent
Decree in the Matter of United States of America v. Columbus Manufacturing, Inc., Civil Action
No. 3:12-cv-00471-EMC (N.D. Cal.).

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FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
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/s/Cheryl A. Luke
CHERYL A. LUKE
Environmental Enforcement Section
Environment and Natural Resources
Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611
Phone [phone]

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THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES enter into this Joint Stipulation To Terminate Consent
Decree in the Matter of United States of America v. Columbus Manufacturing, Inc., Civil Action
No. 3:12-cv-00471-EMC (N.D. Cal.).

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FOR DEFENDANT COLUMBUS MANUFACTURING, INC.

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/s/Davina Pujari
DAVINA PUJARI
Stice & Block LLP
2335 Broadway, Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94162
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
Email; [e-mail]; [e-mail]

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CHERYL A. LUKE
Environmental Enforcement Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044-7611
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
Virginia State Bar # 26331
E-mail: [e-mail]
MELINDA HAAG
United States Attorney
JOANN SWANSON
Chief, Civil Division
Office of United States Attorney
450 Golden Gate Ave., 11th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. [phone]

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DAVINA PUJARI (SBN 183407)
CHRISTOPHER D. JENSEN (SBN 235108)
Stice & Block LLP
2335 Broadway, Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94162
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
Email; [e-mail]; [e-mail]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-00471-EMC

Plaintiff,
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[PROPOSED] ORDER TERMINATING

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CONSENT DECREE

COLUMBUS MANUFACTURING, INC.,
Defendant.

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The Court having read the Joint Stipulation to Terminate the Consent Decree entered by
the Court on March 14, 2012, and the Court being advised that the Defendant has met all

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That the Consent Decree in this matter is now TERMINATED, and there being no further
outstanding issues between the parties, the litigation is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice.
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February

DONE AND ORDERED this ___day of ___________, 2015.

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