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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901 Environmental Cleanup Expenses

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT FOR 3/10/06 HEARING

(U.S.D.C Case No. C 00-20564 JF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Case No. C 00-20564 JF

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE STATEMENT AND 

REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Date: March 10, 2006

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Telephone

Appearances: Manana Woods; Shell Oil

Company; Tosco Corporation; Union Oil 

Company of California; Chevron USA Inc.; 

BP Exploration & Oil, Inc.

MANANA WOODS MUTUAL WATER 

COMPANY, Plaintiff, v.

BP EXPLORATION & OIL, INC.; TOSCO 

CORPORATION; UNION OIL COMPANY 

OF CALIFORNIA; EQUILON 

ENTERPRISES, LLC; SHELL OIL 

COMPANY; AND CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., Defendants. Counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants jointly submit this Case Management Conference 

Statement and request to continue Case Management Conference.

I. INTRODUCTION

As previously reported, the parties executed a settlement agreement in this case effective 

January 9, 2002. The settlement is contingent on meeting certain conditions which are not 

MARC A. ZEPPETELLO State Bar No. (121185)

BARG COFFIN LEWIS & TRAPP, LLP

One Market · Steuart Tower, Suite 2700

San Francisco, California 94105-1475

Telephone: (415) 228-5400

Facsimile: (415) 228-5450

KARL R. MORTHOLE (State Bar No. 112565)

LAW OFFICES OF KARL R. MORTHOLE 

57 Post Street, Suite 801

San Francisco, California 94104-5027

Telephone: (415) 986-0227

Facsimile: (415) 986-1734

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MANANA WOODS MUTUAL WATER COMPANY

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entirely within the control of the parties. The parties have agreed to continued short-term stays of 

the litigation provided that diligent progress is being made to meet the conditions of the 

settlement. Assuming all the conditions are satisfied, Plaintiff will then dismiss its complaint 

with prejudice against all Defendants.

II. RECENT PROGRESS

One of the key conditions subsequent to the parties settlement is that an agreement be

reached within a reasonable time for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District ( SLVWD ), a non- party public entity, to provide permanent water service to the residents of Manana Woods 

(annexation agreement). As previously reported, the parties and SLVWD met this condition after 

the SLVWD Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the annexation agreement on 

March 17, 2005. Following SLVWD approval, SLVWD s General Manager and all parties

executed the annexation agreement. 

The final condition subsequent to the parties settlement is to obtain approval from the

Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission ( LAFCO ) for SLVWD to annex the existing 

customers of Manana Woods to SLVWD s service area. On June 3, 2005, SLVWD submitted an

application to LAFCO for consideration and approval of the annexation of Manana Woods to 

SLVWD s service area. On October 25, 2005, LAFCO s Executive Officer issued a notice of the 

proposed annexation to public agencies and potentially interested parties. LAFCO staff 

subsequently conducted environmental review of the proposed annexation, in accordance with 

the California Environmental Quality Act, and prepared a Negative Declaration which concluded 

that the annexation would not have any environmental impacts. 

On February 1, 2006, LAFCO held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the proposed 

annexation of Manana Woods to SLVWD s service area. A number Manana Woods residents

spoke in favor of the proposed annexation, as did the General Managers of both SLVWD and the 

adjacent Scotts Valley Water District. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the LAFCO 

Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the annexation. 

Following LAFCO approval, there is a 30-day period in which any interested party may 

file a request for reconsideration by LAFCO. If no request for reconsideration is filed, or if a 

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request is filed and subsequently rejected, the LAFCO Executive Officer will provide notice to 

the registered voters and property owners at Manana Woods regarding their right to protest the 

annexation. If either 25% of the registered voters or 25% of the property owners file a protest, 

then an election would be held in Manana Woods on the question of the annexation. If a 

sufficient protest is not filed, the LAFCO Executive Officer and SLVWD will complete the 

paperwork to record the annexation. 

Assuming the LAFCO approval becomes final, the Defendants will be required to deposit 

certain funds into an existing escrow account, in accordance with the settlement agreement and 

annexation agreement. Plaintiff will then dismiss its complaint with prejudice against all 

Defendants. 

The parties request that the Court continue the present stay and continue the case 

management conference to June 9, 2006, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient to the Court. 

The parties expect that, if a request for reconsideration or sufficient protest is not filed with 

LAFCO, this action may be dismissed prior to that date. 

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: February 15, 2006 BARG, COFFIN, LEWIS & TRAPP, LLP

By:/s/ Marc A. Zeppetello

MARC A. ZEPPETELLO, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Manana Woods Mutual Water Company

DATED: February 15, 2006 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD 

By:/s/ Scott D. Mroz

SCOTT D. MROZ, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant

Shell Oil Company

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DATED: February 15, 2006 HOGE, FENTON, JONES & APEL

By:/s/ Stewart Stone

STEWART STONE, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendants

Tosco Corporation and Union Oil Company of 

California

DATED: February 15, 2006 ARNOLD & PORTER

By:/s/ Lawrence Cox

LAWRENCE COX, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant

BP Exploration & Oil, Inc.

DATED: February 15, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT GOODMAN 

By:/s/ Robert Goodman

ROBERT GOODMAN, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant

Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

2/21/06 IT IS SO ORDERED. The Case Management Conference is continued to June 9, 2006 at 10:30 A.M. JUDGE JEREMY FOGEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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PROOF OF SERVICE BY UNITED STATES MAIL

I, Anna Fuller, declare that I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to this 

action. I am an employee of Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP ( the Firm ) and my business

address is One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 2700, San Francisco, CA 94105-1475.

On February 15, 2006, I served the following document in this cause:

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT AND REQUEST TO 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

By placing a copy thereof in envelopes bearing the names and addresses of the persons to 

be served as shown below. I am readily familiar with the Firm s practice for collection and 

processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service ( Postal

Service ). Pursuant to that practice, correspondence which is placed for collection and mailing

with the Postal Service during regular business hours on a given date is deposited with the Postal 

Service on that same date in the ordinary course of business. On the above date during regular 

business hours, I sealed the above described envelopes and placed them for collection and 

mailing with the Postal Service, postage prepaid, in accordance with the Firm's ordinary business 

practice described above.

SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on February 15, 2006, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ Anna Fuller

ANNA FULLER

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Service List

Manana Woods Mutual Water Company v. BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., et al

United States District Court, Northern District, San Jose Division

Case No. C 00-20564 JF

Lawrence A. Cox, Esq.

Arnold & Porter LLP

777 Figueroa Street, 44th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844

Counsel for BP Exploration & Oil Inc.

Robert C. Goodman, Esq.

Law Office of Robert C. Goodman

177 Post Street, Suite 750

San Francisco, CA 94108

Counsel for Chevron

Scott D. Mroz, Esq.

Sedwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Counsel for Equilon

Stewart Stone, Esq.

Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc.

60 South Market Street, Suite 1400

San Jose, CA 95113-2396

Counsel for Tosco and Union Oil 

Company of California

Karl R. Morthole

Law Offices of Karl R. Morthole

57 Post Street, Suite 801

San Francisco, CA 94104

Co-Counsel for Manana Woods

Marc Hynes

Atkinson & Farasy, LLP

P.O. Box 279

Mountain View, CA 94042

Counsel for 

San Lorenzo Valley Water District

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