Green v. McCarthy

Filing 21

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. Pursuant to the parties stipulation ECF No. 20 , all claims and causes of action in this matter are DISMISSED with prejudice. Plaintiff has received payment as full settlement of all claims for attorneys fees, costs, and expenses in accordance with Paragraph 4 of the Consent Decree. Signed by Judge Thomas O. Rice. (LLH, Courtroom Deputy)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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BILL GREEN,
NO: 4:14-CV-5093-TOR
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH
PREJUDICE

GINA MCCARTHY, in her official
capacity as Administrator, United
States Environmental Protection
Agency,
Defendant.

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BEFORE THE COURT is the parties’ Joint Stipulated Motion for Dismissal

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with Prejudice (ECF No. 20). As all terms of the Consent Decree have been

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satisfied, 1 the parties stipulate that this case be dismissed with prejudice pursuant

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actions: (a) Paragraph 2 requires EPA to sign a final response to Plaintiff’s

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Hanford Title V Petitions no later than May 29, 2015; (b) Paragraph 3 requires that

Specifically, paragraphs 2 through 4 of the Consent Decree require the following

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to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) and Paragraph 15 of the Court-

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approved Consent Decree. See ECF No. 19 at 5-6. Pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the

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Consent Decree, Plaintiff has received payment as full settlement of all claims for

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attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses.

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ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED:

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Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 20), all claims and causes of

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action in this matter are DISMISSED with prejudice. Plaintiff has received

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payment as full settlement of all claims for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses in

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accordance with Paragraph 4 of the Consent Decree.

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The District Court Executive is directed to enter this Order, provide copies
to counsel, and CLOSE the file.
DATED December 1, 2015.

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THOMAS O. RICE
United States District Judge

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EPA deliver notice of such action to the Office of the Federal Register for prompt

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publication, and transmit EPA’s final action on the petitions, if objecting in whole

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or in part to the State’s action, to the State of Washington Department of Ecology;

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and (c) Paragraph 4 provides that the Parties shall seek to resolve any claim by

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Plaintiff for litigation costs, including attorney’s fees. ECF No. 19 at 2-3.

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