California River Watch v. Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District et al

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Order by Hon. William H. Orrick granting 14 Stipulation. Defendants' deadline to respond to Plaintiffs Complaint is extended to October 5, 2015. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2015)

1 BRUCE D. GOLDSTEIN, #135970
County Counsel
2 DAVID R. MCFADDEN, #120878
Deputy County Counsel
3 575 Administration Drive, Room 105-A
Santa Rosa, California 95403
4 Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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6 Attorneys for Defendants
Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District
7 and Sonoma County Water Agency
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH, an IRC
Section 501(c)(3) non-profit, public benefit
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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 15-cv-01283
Hon. William H. Orrick

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO
COMPLAINT

15 SONOMA VALLEY COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT and SONOMA
16 COUNTY WATER AGENCY,
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(a) and 6-2, all parties hereby stipulate and request that
the Court enter an order extending Defendants’ time to file an answer or other responsive
pleading by approximately 60 days.
RECITALS
Good cause exists for the request, as follows:
WHEREAS, Plaintiff served its Complaint on the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation
District on July 13, 2015;
WHEREAS, Defendants currently have until August 4, 2015 to answer or respond to the
Complaint;

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WHEREAS, the parties have been meeting regularly to negotiate a settlement;

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WHEREAS, the parties are very close to negotiating final terms of a settlement;

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WHEREAS, once a settlement is reached, a 45 day review period for the Department of

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WHEREAS, Defendants have requested and Plaintiff has consented to an additional 60

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WHEREAS, the dates currently set by Court order include the deadline for the Case

8 Management Statement (August 11, 2015); the deadline for the Rule 26 Meeting Report (August
9 11, 2015); and the Initial Case Management Conference (August 18, 2015); and
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WHEREAS, a 60-day extension would change these dates currently set by Court order to

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12 October 12, 2015; Rule 26 Meeting Report deadline to approximately October 12, 2015; and
13 Initial Case Management Conference to approximately October 19, 2015.
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STIPULATION

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties,

16 through their respective counsel, that Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s
17 Complaint by October 5, 2015.
18 Dated: July 21, 2015

SONOMA COUNTY COUNSEL’S OFFICE

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By:________/s/_______________________

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DAVID R. MCFADDEN
Deputy County Counsel
Sonoma County Counsel’s Office
Attorneys for Defendants Sonoma Valley
County Sanitation District and Sonoma
County Water Agency

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Title 33 of the United States Code Section 1365(c)(3) provides, “No consent judgment shall be entered in an action
in which the United States is not a party prior to 45 days following the receipt of a copy of the proposed consent
judgment by the Attorney General and the Administrator.”

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1 Dated: July 21, 2015
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LAW OFFICE OF JACK SILVER
Attorneys for Plaintiff California River Watch
By:_________/s/_____________________

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that Defendants’ deadline to respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint is extended to October 5, 2015.

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otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s complaint and good cause appearing, it is hereby ORDERED

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Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation to extend time for Defendants to answer or

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HONORABLE WILLIAM H. ORRICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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