Citizens For A Healthy Community et al v. United States Forest Service et al

Filing 35

ORDER granting 34 Motion to Stay Briefing Deadlines. Adm Plaintiffs Brief due by 11/24/2014. Adm Defendants Brief due by 12/4/2014. Adm Plaintiff Reply Brief due by 12/18/2014 by Judge John L. Kane on 10/01/14.(jhawk, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-00284-JLK
CITIZENS FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY,
HIGH COUNTRY CONSERVATION ADVOCATES, formerly known as High
Country Citizens’ Alliance,
Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE;
SCOTT G. FITZWILLIAMS;
RHONDA O’BYRNE; LEVI BROYLES,
Federal Defendants,
and
SG INTERESTS I, LTD.;
SG INTERSTS VII, LTD.,
Defendant-Intervenors.

ORDER STAYING BRIEFING DEADLINES

On August 21, 2014, the Court granted the Parties’ joint motion to stay
briefing deadlines regarding the merits of this matter in light of the Forest
Service’s withdrawal of its Decision Memo that had approved the Surface Use
Plan of Operations for SG Interests’ Federal 11-90-9 #3 well. ECF No. 32.
The parties continue to seek to settle this matter without further Court
involvement and have made substantial progress since the time of their first joint

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motion to stay briefing deadlines that was filed on August 20, 2014 (ECF No. 31).
The parties agree that a further stay of all briefing deadlines in this matter is
appropriate to pursue the possibility of settlement of this matter. Accordingly, the
Court GRANTS the parties’ Second Motion To Stay (ECF No. 34) and stays the
current briefing deadlines for approximately 45 days and enters the following
briefing deadlines:
1.

Respondents’ Response Brief Due: November 24, 2014.

2.

Intervenors’ Response Brief Due: December 4, 2014.

3.

Petitioners’ Reply Brief (If Any) Due: December 18, 2014.

DATED:

October 1, 2014

BY THE COURT:
s/John L. Kane
U.S. District Court Judge

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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 1st day of October 2014:
/s/_Kyle J. Tisdel________________
KYLE J. TISDEL
Western Environmental Law Center
208 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Suite 602
Taos, New Mexico 87571
(p) 575.613.8050
(f) 575.751.1775
[e-mail]

SAM HIRSCH
Acting Assistant Attorney General
_s/ Beverly F. Li_______________
BEVERLY F. LI (WSBA #33267)
Trial Attorney - Natural Resources
Section
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment & Natural Resources
Division
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044-7611
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

ALLISON N. MELTON
High Country Conservation
Advocates
PO Box 1066
Crested Butte, Colorado 81224
(p) 970.349.7104
(f) 970.349.0164
[e-mail]

JOHN F. WALSH
United States Attorney
JOHANNA HAMBURGER
Assistant United States Attorney
1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Petitioners

Attorneys for Respondents

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__/s/ Rebecca W. Watson____
REBECCA W. WATSON
BRIAN S. TOOLEY
JENNIFER CADENA
Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C.
1125 17th Street, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
303-830-2500
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Intervenors

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 1, 2014, I electronically filed the foregoing
with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification
of such filing to the following:
Kyle James Tisdel
Western Environmental Law Center
208 Paseo del Pueblo Sur #602
Taos, NM 87571-5931
575-613-8050
[e-mail]
Allison Melton
[e-mail]
Counsel for Petitioners

Rebecca Watson
Brian S. Tooley
Jennifer Cadena
Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C.
1125 17th Street, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
303-830-2500
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Intervenors
s/ Beverly F. Li_______
Beverly F. Li
Attorney for Respondents

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