Center For Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Interior et al

Filing 14

ORDER on 13 stipulation to extend time to answer or respond to complaint. Response due May 7, 2015. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on April 20, 2015. (jcslc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/20/2015)

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JOHN C. CRUDEN
Assistant Attorney General
Environment & Natural Resources Division
SETH M. BARSKY, Chief
S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief
J. BRETT GROSKO, Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources Division
Wildlife and Marine Resources Section
Ben Franklin Station P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Federal Defendants
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR; S.M.R. JEWELL, in her
official capacity as Secretary of the
Interior; U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE; DAN ASHE, Director of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Federal Defendants.

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CASE NO. 3:15-cv-658-JCS
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STIPULATION TO EXTEND THE TIME TO RESPOND TO
OR ANSWER THE COMPLAINT

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) and Local Rule 6.1(a), the parties

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stipulate to a 17-day extension of time for Federal Defendants to respond to or answer the

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complaint, and in support state:
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On February 12, 2015, Plaintiff filed its Complaint in this action. On February 17,

2015, Plaintiff served its Complaint on the Federal Defendants. The Federal Defendants’
response or answer is currently due April 20, 2015. Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 12(a).

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2.

The Federal Defendants require a 17-day extension to answer or respond to

the Complaint, through May 7, 2015.
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This extension is warranted due to the heavy litigation docket of undersigned

counsel for Federal Defendants, who has been engaged in responding to and filing multiple

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motions in Wild Fish Conservancy v. Irving, No. 14-306 (E.D. Wash.). A hearing on those
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motions is currently scheduled in Spokane, Washington for April 30, 2015.
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The instant stipulation does not affect any deadline apart from the Federal

Defendants’ response or answer deadline.
WHEREFORE, the parties stipulate to extend the deadline for Federal Defendants’

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Respectfully submitted this 16th day of April, 2015,

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Environment & Natural Resources Division
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S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief
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response or answer to the Complaint up through and including May 7, 2015.

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Of Counsel

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James Monroe, Esq.
U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of the Solicitor

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/s/ Justin Augustine (with permission)
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Justine Augustine (CA Bar No. 235561)
Center for Biological Diversity
351 California Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Colette L. Adkins Giese (MN Bar No. 035059X)
(admitted pro hac vice)
Center for Biological Diversity
P.O. Box 339
Circle Pines, MN 55014-0339
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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