Western Watersheds Project et al v. U.S. Forest Service

Filing 163

ORDER re 162 Status Report filed by Western Watersheds Project, California Farm Bureau Federation, U.S. Forest Service. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 5/16/12. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2012)

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IGNACIA S. MORENO
Assistant Attorney General
Environment & Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice

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DAVID B. GLAZER (D.C. 400966)
Natural Resources Section
Environment & Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice
301 Howard Street, Suite 1050
San Francisco, California 94105
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Federal Defendant
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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OAKLAND DIVISION
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WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 4:08-CV-1460 PJH

v.

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE PARTIES
CONCERNING DISPOSITION OF CASE
Date:

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UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,
Time: N/A

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Defendant.
Courtroom No. 3

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Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton
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Western Watersheds Project v. U.S. Forest Service, No: 4:08-cv-1460 PJH
Joint Statement of the Parties Concerning Disposition of Case

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Plaintiffs Western Watersheds Project, et al., Federal Defendant United States Forest Service,

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and Intervenor Defendant California Farm Bureau Federation, et al. (the “Parties”) 1 submit this joint

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statement concerning further disposition of this case, as requested by the Court in its March 30, 2012

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Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motions for Summary Judgment [Dkt. #159], at 32–33.

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The Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants have met and conferred in an effort to narrow or eliminate

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the issues remaining for resolution by this Court and craft an appropriate proposed judgment. At this

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time, those parties are working towards, but have not yet reached, further agreement with the Intervenors

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on the appropriate disposition of all remaining claims. Accordingly, the Plaintiffs and Federal

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Defendant suggest that they report back to the Court on or before May 25, 2012, on progress made

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towards the resolution of outstanding issues.

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Respectfully submitted,

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FOR PLAINTIFFS

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Dated: May 11, 2012

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/s/Lauren M. Rule
LAUREN M. RULE
ADVOCATES FOR THE WEST
P.O. Box 1612
Boise, Idaho 83701
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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FOR FEDERAL DEFENDANT
DATED: May 11, 2012

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/s/Warren A. Braunig
JEFFREY R. CHANIN
WARREN A. BRAUNIG
KEKER & VAN NEST LLP
710 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]

IGNACIA S. MORENO
Assistant Attorney General

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Counsel for the Federal Defendant was unable to obtain the concurrence of counsel for Intervenor
Defendant California Cattlemen’s Association prior to filing this document.
Western Watersheds Project v. U.S. Forest Service, No: 4:08-cv-1460 PJH
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Environment & Natural Resources Division

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/s/David B. Glazer
DAVID B. GLAZER
Natural Resources Section
Environment & Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice
301 Howard Street, Suite 1050
San Francisco, California 94105
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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FOR THE INTERVENOR DEFENDANTS
DATED: May 11, 2012

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/s/Jack L. Rice
JACK L. RICE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
2300 River Plaza Drive
Sacramento, CA 95833
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

ATTORNEY ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE
I hereby attest that I have obtained Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor Defendant California Farm Bureau

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Federation’s concurrence in this filing, indicated by the signature of Plaintiffs’ and Intervenor

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Defendant’s counsel represented by a “conformed” signature (“/s/”) within this e-filed document.

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Dated: May 11, 2012

/s/David B. Glazer
DAVID B. GLAZER
Natural Resources Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice
301 Howard Street, Suite 1050
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, David B. Glazer, hereby certify that, on May 11, 2012, I caused the foregoing to be served
upon counsel of record through the Court’s electronic service system.

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Dated: May 11, 2012

/s/David B. Glazer
David B. Glazer

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Joint Statement of the Parties Concerning Disposition of Case

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