Center for Biological Diversity et al v. Gina McCarthy

Filing 27

ORDER GRANTING 26 STIPULATION TO VACATE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 6/1/16. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/2/2016)

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JOHN C. CRUDEN
Assistant Attorney General
Environment & Natural Resources Division

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DEBRA J. CARFORA
Trial Attorney

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United States Department of Justice
Environmental Defense Section

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P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant

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[Additional counsel listed on signature page]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION

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Case No. 4:15-cv-4663-SBA

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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
JOINT STIPULATION TO VACATE
et al.,
CASE MANAGEMENT
Plaintiffs,
CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER
v.
GINA McCARTHY, in her official capacity
as the Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency,

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Defendant.

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity, Center for

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Environmental Health, and Neighbors for Clean Air and Defendant Gina McCarthy in her

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official capacity as the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection

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Agency (“EPA”) hereby stipulate to and request an order vacating the case management

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JOINT STIPULATION
CASE NO. 4:15-cv-4663-SBA

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conference currently scheduled for June 8, 2016. In support of this stipulation, the parties

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state the following:

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On February 9, 2016, the Court entered an order continuing the case management

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conference to June 8, 2016. (See ECF No. 22). Since that time, the parties have

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successfully concluded settlement discussions. EPA filed a consent motion for entry of

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consent decree and proposed consent decree, which is currently pending. (See ECF No.

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25).

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Therefore, in light of the fact that parties have reached an agreement resolving

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this case without the need for dispositive motions or a trial, the parties stipulate to and

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request the case management conference be vacated.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Date: June 1, 2016
JOHN C. CRUDEN
Assistant Attorney General
Environment and Natural Resources Division

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/s/ Debra J. Carfora
DEBRA J. CARFORA
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Environmental Defense Section
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant

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Date: June 1, 2016

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/s/ Robert Ukeiley
ROBERT UKEILEY (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Law Office of Robert Ukeiley
255 Mountain Meadows Road
Boulder, CO 80302
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Jonathan Evans (Cal. Bar #247376)

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JOINT STIPULATION
CASE NO. 4:15-cv-4663-SBA

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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
1212 Broadway
Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: [phone] x318
Fax: [phone]
email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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JOINT STIPULATION
CASE NO. 4:15-cv-4663-SBA

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Case No. 4:15-cv-4663-SBA
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
et al.,
Plaintiffs,

[PROPOSED] ORDER

v.
GINA McCARTHY, in her official capacity
as the Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency,

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Defendant.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that the Case Management Conference
scheduled for June 8, 2016 is vacated.

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1st
June
DATED this ______ day of ___________, 2016.

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
United States District Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
CASE NO. 4:15-cv-4663-SBA