Union Pacific Railroad Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al

Filing 98

ORDER granting 95 Motion to Stay; granting 96 Motion to Extend Deadline. All further progression of this case is stayed through 1/18/2011. Defendants are granted an extension of time to 12/13/2010 in which to respond to the Amended Motion to Intervene 91 filed by Asarco Incorporated and Asarco LLC. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. (CLS, )

-FG3 Union Pacific Railroad Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al

Doc. 98

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, and LISA P. JACKSON, Administrator, in her official capacity, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

8:10-cv-00235-LSC-FG3 ORDER

In a joint status report (Doc. 95), counsel for the parties advise that on November 12, 2010, their representatives reached a tentative agreement, subject to further negotiation, through the use of the court-appointed mediator, Michael Mullin. The parties request that the case be stayed through January 18, 2011, to enable them to prepare and reach agreement on settlement documents, and obtain approval from the appropriate government officials. Noting the objection of interested parties Asarco LLC and Asarco Incorporated (Doc. 97), who wish to intervene in the case, the court finds that the case should be stayed through January 18, 2011 as requested by the parties. For good cause shown, the court further finds that the defendants' motion (Doc. 96) for extension of time to respond to Asarco's Amended Motion to Intervene (Doc. 91) should be granted. IT IS ORDERED: 1. The parties' joint request for a 60-day stay (Doc. 95) is granted. All further progression of this case is stayed through January 18, 2011, as requested. 2. Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. 96) is granted. Defendants are granted an extension of time to December 13, 2010 in which to respond to the Amended Motion to Intervene (Doc. 91) filed by Asarco Incorporated and Asarco LLC. DATED November 18, 2010. BY THE COURT: s/ F.A. Gossett, III United States Magistrate Judge

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