Sierra Club et al v. Regina McCarthy

Filing 134

ORDER 126 GRANTING STATES' MOTION TO FILE AN AMICUS BRIEF AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 9/3/2014)

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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 District Court
For the Northern District of California

ORDER GRANTING STATES’ MOTION
TO FILE AN AMICUS BRIEF AND
SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Plaintiffs,

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No. C 13-3953 SI

SIERRA CLUB, et al.,

v.

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REGINA MCCARTHY,

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Defendant.

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A hearing is scheduled on October 17, 2014, regarding the joint motion to enter the proposed
consent decree and the state intervenors’ opposition to that motion. On August 22, 2014, a group of
non-intervening states filed a motion for leave to file an amicus brief. Defendant has filed a statement
of non-opposition to the request, stating that the proposed amicus brief is largely repetitive of the
intervening states’ arguments. Plaintiffs oppose the motion for leave to file an amicus brief, arguing
that the amicus brief is unnecessary because the arguments are duplicative. Alternatively, plaintiffs seek
leave to file a reply to the amicus brief.
The Court finds that the amicus brief will be helpful to the Court, and thus GRANTS the request
for leave to file an amicus brief. Docket No. 126. Amici shall file the brief no later than September
5, 2014, and the parties may file responsive briefs no later than September 19, 2014.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 3, 2014
SUSAN ILLSTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE