Preserve Our Islands et al v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al

Filing 44

STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (VP)

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THE HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE PRESERVE OUR ISLANDS, a Washington Non-profit corporation; PEOPLE FOR PUGET No. C08-1353 RSM SOUND, a Washington Non-profit corporation; and WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING COUNCIL, a Washington Non-profit BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON CROSS corporation, MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Plaintiffs,

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; COLONEL MICHAEL MCCORMACK, in his official capacity as District Engineer for the Seattle District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; UNITED STATES NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES; D. ROBERT LOHN, in his official capacity as Regional Administrator for the Northwest Region of the National Marine Fisheries Service; UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE and KEN S. BERG, in his official capacity as Manager for Western Washington Fish and Wildlife Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

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CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3900 Seattle, Washington 98154-1051 Tel [phone] Fax [phone]

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Plaintiffs Preserve Our Islands, Washington Environmental Council, and People for Puget Sound ("Plaintiffs"), Defendants U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Colonel Michael McCormack, United States National Marine Fisheries, D. Robert Lohn, United States Fish & Wildlife Service, and Ken S. Berg ("Federal Defendants), and Intervenor-Defendant

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CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3900 Seattle, Washington 98154-1051 Tel [phone] Fax [phone]

Northwest Aggregates Company ("Glacier") (collectively, "the parties") hereby enter into the following stipulation regarding briefing on cross-motions for summary judgment. The parties are in agreement that the above-captioned case constitutes "an action for review on an administrative record" within the meaning of FRCP 26(a), regarding initial disclosure, and within the meaning of FRCP 26(f) regarding participation in a discovery conference and formulation of a discovery plan. In light of this, the parties wish to propose a briefing schedule for resolution of the matter on cross motions for summary judgment. Counsel of record for the parties have conferred and reached agreement on a schedule for the briefing and submission of cross motions, and hereby stipulate to the following schedule. Because the cross-motions for summary judgment should resolve this matter in its entirety, and due to the number of complex issues raised, the parties request leave of the court to modify the page limits in Local Rule CR 7(e)(3). Briefing Schedule 1. Plaintiffs shall file and serve their motion for summary judgment no later than March 27, 2009. The brief is limited to 35 pages.

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2. Federal Defendants and Glacier shall file and serve their briefs in opposition to Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and any cross-motions for summary judgment no later than April 27, 2009. The briefs are limited to 35 pages each. 3. Plaintiffs shall file any brief constituting a reply in support of their motion for

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CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3900 Seattle, Washington 98154-1051 Tel [phone] Fax [phone]

summary judgment and in opposition to any cross-motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants no later than May 26, 2009. The brief is limited to 15 pages. 4. Federal Defendants and Glacier shall file any reply brief in support of their crossmot ions for summary judgment no later than June 15, 2009. The briefs are limited to 15 pages each. 5. Both Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and Defendants' cross motions for summary judgment shall be noted on the Court's motion calendar for June 19, 2009. Oral argument on the motions will be requested. Extra-Record Evidence In addition to the above briefing schedule, the parties agree and stipulate that no party shall cite to, refer to, or otherwise rely upon evidence outside the administrative record. \\

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SO STIPULATED. Dated this 21st day of January, 2009. Respectfully submitted, GENDLER & MANN, LLP RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division /s/ J. Brett Grosko_______________ J. Brett Grosko Trial Attorney (MD Bar) Wildlife and Marine Resources Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 7369 Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 Ph: 202-305-0342/Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Daniel G. Steele Trial Attorney (D.C. Bar No. 962894) Natural Resources Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 663 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-0663 Ph: 202-305-0484/Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Monica Derbes Gibson Trial Attorney (VA State Bar No. 36373) Environmental Defense Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 663 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-0663 Attorneys for Federal Defendants Ph: 202-305-0135/Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Federal Defendants

/s/ David S. Mann_______________ David S. Mann, WSBA No. 21068 Ashley A. Peck, WSBA No. 39254 Attorneys for Plaintiffs CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP /s/ William F. Cronin_______________ William F. Cronin, WSBA No. 8667 Sarah E. Tilstra, WSBA No. 35706 Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant Northwest Aggregates Company HILLIS CLARK MARTIN & PETERSON /s/ Stephen H. Roos_______________ Stephen H. Roos, WSBA No. 26549 Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant Northwest Aggregates Company

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CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3900 Seattle, Washington 98154-1051 Tel [phone] Fax [phone]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Presented by: GENDLER & MANN, LLP /s/ David S. Mann_______________ David S. Mann, WSBA No. 21068 Ashley A. Peck, WSBA No. 39254 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties' Stipulated Motion Setting Briefing Schedule on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Dated this 28th day of January, 2009.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division /s/ J. Brett Grosko_______________ J. Brett Grosko Trial Attorney (MD Bar) Wildlife and Marine Resources Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 7369 Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 Ph: 202-305-0342/Fax: [phone] [e-mail]

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CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3900 Seattle, Washington 98154-1051 Tel [phone] Fax [phone]

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Daniel G. Steele Trial Attorney (D.C. Bar No. 962894) Natural Resources Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 663 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-0663 Ph: 202-305-0484/Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Monica Derbes Gibson Trial Attorney (VA State Bar No. 36373) Environmental Defense Section Environment and Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 663 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-0663 Ph: 202-305-0135/Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Federal Defendants CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP /s/ William F. Cronin_______________ William F. Cronin, WSBA No. 8667 Sarah E. Tilstra, WSBA No. 35706 Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant Northwest Aggregates Company HILLIS CLARK MARTIN & PETERSON /s/ Stephen H. Roos_______________ Stephen H. Roos, WSBA No. 26549 Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant Northwest Aggregates Company

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CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3900 Seattle, Washington 98154-1051 Tel [phone] Fax [phone]