Ellis et al v. Bradbury et al

Filing 280

ORDER APPROVING JOINT STIPULATION TO STAY REMEDY PHASE BRIEFING SCHEDULE. The remedies briefing schedule and hearing date set forth in the Court's order dated June 6, 2017, are stayed. The parties shall confer and by September 8, 2017, e ither jointly request a stay or commence remedies briefing under the following schedule: Opening Remedies Brief - September 11, 2017; Oppositions - November 9, 2017; Reply - December 15, 2017; Hearing - January 12, 2018. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on August 1, 2017. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2017)

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BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.
Kathryn E. Szmuszkovicz (DC Bar #388735)*
[e-mail]
Anthony L. Michaels (DC Bar #458510)*
[e-mail]
Daniel B. Schulson (DC Bar #991299)*
[e-mail]
1350 I Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005-3311
T: [phone] F: [phone]
BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.
Gary J. Smith (SBN #141393)
[e-mail]
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104-1251
T: [phone] F: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors Bayer
CropScience LP, Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, and Valent U.S.A. LLC

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*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

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CROWELL & MORING LLP
Kirsten L. Nathanson (DC Bar #463992)*
Elizabeth Dawson**
**Admitted in Oregon only. Practicing under
the supervision of D.C. Bar members.
[e-mail]
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-2595
T: [phone] F: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors Bayer
CropScience LP, Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, and Valent U.S.A. LLC
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Claudia M. O’Brien (DC Bar #447354)*
claudia.o’[e-mail]
Stacey L. VanBelleghem (DC Bar #988144)*
[e-mail]
555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
T: [phone] F: [phone]
Andrea M. Hogan (SBN 238209)
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
T: [phone] F: [phone]

Complete counsel list on signature page

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Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor CropLife
America

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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STEVE ELLIS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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JACK KEIGWIN, et al.,

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Defendants,
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BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP, et al.,
Defendant-Intervenors.

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Case No.: 3:13-cv-01266-MMC
ORDER APPROVING
JOINT STIPULATION TO STAY
REMEDY PHASE BRIEFING
SCHEDULE

The parties stipulate and request that the Court enter the accompanying order staying the
remedies briefing schedule pending the parties’ completion of further Court-sponsored Alternative
Case No. 3:13-cv-01266-MMC
JOINT STIPULATION TO STAY REMEDY PHASE BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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Dispute Resolution activities. Pursuant to this Court’s order of May 26, 2017, the parties

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participated in a settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Corley on July 25, 2017. See ECF No.

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278. The parties wish to continue their settlement discussions, and Magistrate Judge Corley has

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scheduled a call with the parties for August 31, 2017. Id. In the meantime, the parties have agreed

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that the prospects for potential settlement, and the conservation of judicial resources, would best be

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served by staying the existing remedies briefing schedule until after completion of the August 31

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ADR teleconference.

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Accordingly, the parties jointly request that the remedies briefing schedule and hearing date
set forth in this Court’s order of June 6, 2017, be stayed. The parties propose to confer after

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completion of the August 31 teleconference with Magistrate Judge Corley. By September 8, 2017,

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the parties would either request a further stay to allow for additional settlement activities, or enter

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into the remedies briefing under the following schedule:

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Deadline for Plaintiffs to file Opening Remedies Brief
Deadline for Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors to
file Oppositions to Plaintiffs’ Remedy Brief
Deadline for Plaintiffs to file Reply Brief
Hearing on Remedies

September 11, 2017
November 9, 2017
December 15, 2017
January 12, 2018

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Dated: July 31, 2017.

Respectfully Submitted,
/s/
PAIGE M. TOMASELLI (State Bar #237737)
GEORGE A. KIMBRELL (Pro Hac Vice)
SYLVIA SHIH-YAU WU (State Bar #273549)
PETER T. JENKINS (Pro Hac Vice)
Center for Food Safety
303 Sacramento Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
T: 415-826-2770 / F: 415-826-0507
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs

CASE NO. 3:13-cv-01266-MMC
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/s/ ____________
BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.
Kathryn E. Szmuszkovicz (DC Bar #388735)*
Anthony L. Michaels (DC Bar #458510)*
Daniel B. Schulson (DC Bar #991299)*
1350 I Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005-3311
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.
Gary J. Smith (SBN 141393)
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104-1251
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
CROWELL & MORING LLP
Kirsten L. Nathanson (Pro Hac Vice)
Elizabeth Dawson**
**Admitted in Oregon only. Practicing under
the supervision of D.C. Bar members.
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-2595
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Tracy E. Reichmuth (State Bar #215458)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors Bayer
CropScience LP, Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, and Valent U.S.A. Corporation

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/s/
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Claudia M. O’Brien (DC Bar #447354)*
Stacey L. VanBelleghem (DC Bar #988144)*
555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
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Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: claudia.o’[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Andrea M. Hogan (SBN 238209)
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant-Intervenor CropLife
America
* Admitted Pro Hac Vice

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JEFFREY H. WOOD
Acting Assistant Attorney General
Environment & Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice
/s/
LESLIE M. HILL (DC Bar No. 476008)
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
Environmental Defense Section
601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000
Washington D.C. 20004
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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JOHN H. MARTIN (CO Bar No. 32667)
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
Wildlife & Marine Resources Section
999 18th Street, South Terrace, Suite 370
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Defendants

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Stipulation to Stay Remedy Phase Briefing Schedule.
FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, the remedies briefing schedule and hearing date set forth in this
Court’s order dated June 6, 2017 (ECF No. 275) are hereby STAYED in light of the settlement

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teleconference scheduled before Magistrate Judge Corley on August 31. Thereafter, the parties shall

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confer and by September 8, 2017, the parties shall either jointly request a further stay, or shall

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commence remedies briefing under the following schedule:

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Deadline for Plaintiffs to file Opening Remedies Brief
Deadline for Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors to
file Oppositions to Plaintiffs’ Remedy Brief
Deadline for Plaintiffs to file Reply Brief
Hearing on Remedies

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September 11, 2017
November 9, 2017
December 15, 2017
January 12, 2018

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 1st day of _______, 2017.
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August

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MAXIN
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
AXINE
CHESNEY
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United
United States District Judge
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