California Department of Toxic Substances Control et al v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company et al

Filing 47

ORDER EXTENDING STAY OF LITIGATION FOR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS Status Report due by 5/31/2023. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 11/21/2022. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/21/2022)

Case 4:21-cv-07450-HSG Document 47 Filed 11/21/22 Page 1 of 2

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ROB BONTA
Attorney General of California
SARAH E. MORRISON, SBN 143459
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
DONALD ROBINSON, SBN 72402
Deputy Attorney General
KATE M. HAMMOND, SBN 293433
Deputy Attorney General
300 South Spring Street, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the
Toxic Substances Control Account

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL and the TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACCOUNT,

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Case No. 4:21-cv-07450-HSG
ORDER EXTENDING STAY OF
LITIGATION FOR SETTLEMENT
NEGOTIATIONS

Plaintiffs,
v.

Courtroom: 2 – 4th Floor
Judge: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
Trial Date: None Set
Action Filed: September 24, 2021

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC
COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER EXTENDING STAY OF LITIGATION [BENSON RIDGE] (CASE NO. 4-21-CV-07450-HSG)

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Pursuant to the Joint Request to Extend Stay of Litigation, and good cause appearing
therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
(1) This action is temporarily stayed until May 25, 2023, for all purposes to enable the

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Parties to continue their settlement negotiations without the expenditure of the Court’s

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or the Parties’ resources on litigation;

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(2) While the stay is in effect, the Parties shall not be required to comply with the Federal

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Rules of Civil Procedure, including, without limitation, Rule 26(a) regarding initial

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disclosures, and other procedural provisions requiring submissions to the Court or

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specific action by the Parties beyond the status reports provided for in paragraph (5) of

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this order.
(3) Defendants are not required to file a responsive pleading until 30 days after the
expiration of the stay;
(4) The Parties shall inform the Court by letter upon their submission of the equivalent

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stay requests in the parallel litigations, and upon the other courts’ rulings on those

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requests; and

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(5) The Parties shall file an initial status report no later than March 31, 2023, and shall file
a second status report upon the expiration of the stay.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 11/21/2022

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HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER EXTENDING STAY OF LITIGATION [BENSON RIDGE] (CASE NO. 4-21-CV-07450-HSG)