The Center for Biological Diversity v. Kempthorne et al

Filing 41

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE re 31 Stipulation filed by H. Dale Hall, United States Fish And Wildlife Service, Dirk Kempthorne. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 1/5/09. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2009)

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RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief LISA L. RUSSELL, Assistant Chief CLIFFORD E. STEVENS, JR., Trial Attorney (D.C. Bar # 463906) U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division Wildlife and Marine Resources Section P.O. Box 7369 Washington, DC 20044-7369 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Melissa Gale Thrailkill (CA Bar # 256674) Center for Biological Diversity 351 California Street, Ste. 600 San Francisco , CA 94104 Telephone: [phone]x313 Facsimile: 415-436-9683 [e-mail] John T Buse (CA Bar # 163156) Center for Biological Diversity 5656 S. Dorchester #3 Chicago , IL 60637 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 610-885-2187 [e-mail] Andrew John Orahoske (OR Bar # 076659) Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 9174 Missoula , MT 59807 Telephone: [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiff IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, vs. Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:08-cv-4594-PJH STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, et al., Defendants.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: December 23, 2008 Dated: December 23, 2008 Dated: December 23, 2008 action; WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Federal Defendants are exploring settlement of this case and believe it would be more fruitful and efficient for the parties and the Court to allow a reasonable period for such settlement discussions to conclude or further develop before the case management conference; and WHEREAS, the case management conference has not been previously continued. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among the parties through their respective counsel, that with the approval of the Court, the case management conference in this April 2, 2009 action currently set for January 8, 2009 be continued to March 12, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General Environment and Natural Resources Division JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief LISA L. RUSSELL, Assistant Chief By: /s/ Clifford E. Stevens, Jr. CLIFFORD E. STEVENS, JR., Trial Attorney Counsel for Defendants By: /s/ Melissa Gale Thrailkill MELLISSA GALE THRAILKILL Center for Biological Diversity By: /s/ John T. Buse JOHN T. BUSE -2WHEREAS, this action concerns a challenge to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2005 designation of critical habitat for the Pacific coast population of the threatened western snowy plover under the Endangered Species Act; WHEREAS, a case management conference is set for January 8, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in this

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: December 23, 2008

Center for Biological Diversity By: /s/ Andrew Orahoske ANDREW ORAHOSKE Center for Biological Diversity Counsel for Plaintiff

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ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS IT IS SO ORDERED.

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