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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SIERRA NEVADA FOREST

PROTECTIONS CAMPAIGN, SIERRA

CLUB, and LASSEN FOREST

PRESERVATION GROUP, 

NO. CIV. S-06-0351 FCD/DAD

Plaintiffs,

CORRECTED

v. STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

ORDER (*annotates correction)

LAURIE TIPPIN, in her official capacity as

Forest Supervisor of the Lassen National

Forest; BERNARD WEINGARDT, in his

official capacity as Regional Forester; and

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,

Defendants.

and

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES,

Defendant-Intervenor.

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After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report filed April 20, 2006 and the

Supplemental Stipulation re: Briefing Schedule filed May 16, 2006, the court makes the

following orders:

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without leave

of court, good cause having been shown.

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II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of

court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P.16 (b); Johnson v. Mammoth

Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. section 1331 and 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706 and

Venue on 28 U.S.C. section 1391(e). Jurisdiction and venue are not contested.

IV. DISCOVERY

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(E)(I) and (f) exempts actions under the Administrative Procedure

Act (APA) from initial disclosure requirements which includes the development of a proposed

discovery plan. The administrative record will be filed with court by the defendants no later than

April 20, 2006. Any supplement to the administrative record by the defendants shall be filed no

later than May 19, 2006.

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

Plaintiff’s opening brief will be filed on or before May 26, 2006. Defendant’s opening, 

opposition brief, and/or cross motion for summary judgment will be filed on or before 

June 26, 2006. Defendant/Intervenor’s opposition will be filed on or before June 26, 2006. 

Defendant/Intervenor’s is reminded that their participation in this action is limited as stated in the

Court’s Order filed on May 15, 2006. Plaintiff’s reply brief will be filed on or before 

July 21, 2006. *Defendants’ reply brief (only if they have previously filed a cross motion for

summary judgment) will be filed by July 28, 2006. A hearing on the motions is set for Friday,

August 4, 2006 at 10:00 a.m The court places a page limit of twenty (20) pages on all initial

moving papers, twenty (20) pages on oppositions, and ten (10) pages for replies. All requests for

page limit increases must be made through the courtroom deputy clerk at least fourteen (14) days

prior to the filing of the motion.

For the court’s convenience, citations to Supreme Court cases should include parallel

citations to the Supreme Court Reporter.

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VI. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

No settlement conference is currently scheduled. A settlement conference may be set at

the time of the Final Pretrial Conference or at an earlier time at the parties’ request. In the event

that an earlier settlement conference date is requested, the parties shall file said request jointly, in

writing. If the case will be tried to a jury, all parties should be prepared to advise the court

whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting as settlement judge and waive disqualification

by virtue thereof.

Counsel [Except for Counsel for the United States] are instructed to have a principal with

full settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle

the matter on any terms. At least seven (7) calendar days before the Settlement Conference,

counsel for each party shall submit to the chambers of the settlement judge a confidential

Settlement Conference Statement. Such statements are neither to be filed with the Clerk nor

served on opposing counsel. Each party, however, shall serve notice on all other parties that the

statement has been submitted. If the settlement judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement

Conference Statement shall not be disclosed to the trial judge.

VII. MODIFICATION OF STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by leave of court

upon a showing of good cause. Agreement by the parties pursuant to stipulation alone does not

constitute good cause. Except in extraordinary circumstances, unavailability of witnesses or

counsel does not constitute good cause.

VIII. OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless objections

are filed within ten (10) court days of service of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 17, 2006

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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