Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al

Filing 102

ORDER: granting 101 Letter Motion to Stay re: 101 LETTER MOTION to Stay re: 96 MOTION for Attorney Fees. addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Tomoko Onozawa dated June 30, 2021. Application GRANTED. Not later than August 2, 2021, the parties must either file a notice of settlement or file a status update requesting an extension of time or proposing a briefing schedule. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 6/30/2021) (ama)

Case 1:18-cv-04596-VEC Document 101 Filed 06/30/21 Page 1 of 1
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U.S. Department of Justice
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United States Attorney
Southern District of New York
86 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10007

MEMO ENDORSED
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June 30, 2021

By ECF
Honorable Valerie E. Caproni
United States District Judge
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re:

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED:

National Audubon Society, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.,
18 Civ. 4601 (VEC)

Dear Judge Caproni:
This Office represents Defendants in the above-referenced matter. Pursuant to the
Court’s endorsed order dated June 1, 2021 [ECF No. 100], we write respectfully to request an
additional 30-day stay of the EAJA fee motion filed by plaintiffs American Bird Conservancy,
Center for Biological Diversity, and Defenders of Wildlife (“Moving Plaintiffs”) on April 1,
2021 [ECF No. 96]. Since the Court’s June 1, 2021 order, the parties have continued their
discussions and Defendants have taken steps in furtherance of obtaining settlement authorization.
This is Defendants’ second request for a further stay of the Moving Plaintiffs’ EAJA fee motion.
Eric Glitzenstein, Esq., counsel for the Moving Plaintiffs, has consented to this request.
We thank the Court for its consideration of this request.
Respectfully submitted,
AUDREY STRAUSS
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York

SO ORDERED.
By:

HON. VALERIE CAPRONI
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
cc:

All counsel of record via ECF

/s/ Tomoko Onozawa
TOMOKO ONOZAWA
Assistant United States Attorney
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-637-2717
E-mail: [e-mail]