Our Children's Earth Foundation et al v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al

Filing 52

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINUE HEARING ON 28 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion Hearing set for 9/5/2014 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor, Oakland before Hon. Jeffrey S. White. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 7/7/14. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2014)

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Case4:13-cv-02857-JSW Document51 Filed07/01/14 Page1 of 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SAM HIRSCH Acting Assistant Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division THE HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE SETH M. BARSKY, Chief S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief ETHAN CARSON EDDY, Trial Attorney (Cal. Bar 237214) Wildlife and Marine Resources Section P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 305-0202 (phone) (202) 305-0275 (fax) ethan.eddy@usdoj.gov JOHN THOMAS H. DO, Trial Attorney Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 514-2593 (Phone); (202) 514-8865 (Fax) john.do@usdoj.gov 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Attorneys for Defendants UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) ) OUR CHILDREN’S EARTH FOUNDATION and ) ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ) AGENCY, et al., ) Defendants. ) ) ) ___________________________________________ ) Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINUE HEARING; [PROPOSED] ORDER 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 1 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW Case4:13-cv-02857-JSW Document51 Filed07/01/14 Page2 of 4 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 Plaintiffs Our Children’s Earth Foundation and Ecological Rights Foundation (“Plaintiffs”) and the Defendants in the above captioned matter (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby stipulate and respectfully request of the Court an order staying all proceedings until August 18, 2014. WHEREAS, on February 6, 2014, the Parties participated in Court-designated mediation that resulted in an agreement in principle, subject to approval by the appropriate individuals at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice; WHEREAS, the Parties have reduced their tentative agreement into a proposed consent decree; WHEREAS, additional time is needed to acquired the necessary approvals for the consent decree from the Department of Justice; WHEREAS, Defendants have a pending partial motion to dismiss set for hearing on July 11, 2014; WHEREAS, a stay would serve judicial economy and the resources of the Parties and the Court by potentially allowing for resolution of this case without litigation. NOW THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the Court enter an order staying all proceedings until August 18, 2014 and continuing the hearing for the motion to dismiss to a later date. Respectfully submitted this 1st day of July, 2014. SAM HIRSCH Acting Assistant Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division SETH M. BARSKY, Chief S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief ETHAN CARSON EDDY, Trial Attorney Wildlife and Marine Resources Section P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 305-0202 (Phone); (202) 305-0275 (Fax) 27 28 STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 2 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW Case4:13-cv-02857-JSW Document51 Filed07/01/14 Page3 of 4 1 ethan.eddy@usdoj.gov 2 s/ John Thomas H. Do JOHN THOMAS H. DO, Trial Attorney Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 514-2593 (Phone); (202) 514-8865 (Fax) john.do@usdoj.gov 3 4 5 6 7 Attorneys for Defendants 8 s/ Christopher A. Sproul (as authorized) CHRISTOPHER A. SPROUL JODENE ISAACS Environmental Advocates 5135 Anza Street San Francisco, California 94121 Telephone: (415) 533-3376 Facsimile: (415) 358-5695 Email: csproul@enviroadvocates.com 9 10 11 12 13 14 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 15 16 17 18 19 20 E-FILING ATTESTATION Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5.1(i)(3), I attest that counsel for Plaintiffs has concurred in the filing of this document. s/ John Thomas H. Do JOHN THOMAS H. DO Counsel for Defendants 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 3 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW Case4:13-cv-02857-JSW Document51 Filed07/01/14 Page4 of 4 1 [PROPOSED] ORDER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The above STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS is GRANTED. All proceedings shall be stayed until August 18, 2014. The hearing for the pending motion to dismiss is September 5, 2014 continued to _____________. July 7, 2014 Dated:________________ ______________________________ HON. JEFFREY S. WHITE United States District Judge 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 4 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW

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