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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:7413(b) Clean Air Act

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REQUEST TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY FOR CMC AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO. 3:14-cv-04596-EMC

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JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

United States Department of Justice

LESLIE M. HILL (D.C. Bar No. 476008)

Leslie.Hill@usdoj.gov

Environmental Defense Section

601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000

Washington D.C. 20004

Telephone (202) 514-0375

Facsimile (202) 514-8865

Attorneys for Defendants

[additional counsel listed in signature blocks]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SIERRA CLUB, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

United States Environmental Protection 

Agency, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 3:14-cv-04596-EMC

REQUEST TO APPEAR 

TELEPHONICALLY FOR CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Date: April 21, 2016

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Courtroom 5, 17th Floor

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, the parties respectfully request an order allowing all 

counsel to appear telephonically for the Initial Case Management Conference (“CMC”) 

set for April 21, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor (Dkt. No. 42) or

alternatively, rescheduling the CMC to April 28, 2016.

WHEREAS, the Parties stipulated to and requested an order continuing the Case 

Management Conference until April 14, 2016, a date that all counsel are available (Dkt. 

No. 39);

(modified)

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WHEREAS, the Court granted the request to continue, but reset the Case 

Management Conference to April 21, 2016 (Dkt. No. 40);

WHEREAS, lead counsel for Intervenor-Defendant San Joaquin Valley Unified 

Air Pollution Control District is not available to appear personally on April 21, 2016 

because that date coincides with the District’s Governing Board meeting, which occurs 

every third Thursday of every month, and that counsel must attend. However, counsel 

could appear telephonically on that date;

WHEREAS, lead counsel for Defendants, the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency and Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity as Administrator of the 

United States Environmental Protection Agency (collectively “EPA”), is also not 

available to appear personally on April 21, 2016, because of a pre-planned vacation, but 

could also appear telephonically;

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant-Intervenor South Coast Air Quality 

Management District is located in Diamond Bar, California and would have to travel to 

the CMC;

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiff Sierra Club consents to this request and joins in 

the request to also appear by telephone or alternatively, rescheduling the CMC to April 

28, 2016; and

WHEREAS, the Parties therefore request that they be allowed to appear and 

participate in the initial CMC by telephone to obviate the need to reschedule the CMC or

alternatively, to rescheduling the CMC to April 28, 2016;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties stipulate to and respectfully request that the 

Court enter an order allowing the parties to appear and participate telephonically at the 

April 21, 2016 initial CMC or, alternatively to reschedule the CMC to April 28, 2016.

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Respectfully submitted,

Date: March 23, 2016

/s/ Paul Cort (email auth. 3/16/16)

ELIZABETH B. FORSYTH (SBN 288311)

PAUL R. CORT (SBN 184336)

Earthjustice

50 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

eforsyth@earthjustice.org

pcort@earthjustice.org 

Tel: 415-217-2000/Fax: 415-217-2040

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

/s/ Leslie M. Hill

LESLIE M. HILL (D.C. Bar No. 476008) 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

Environmental Defense Section 

601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000 

Washington D.C. 20004 

Leslie.Hill@usdoj.gov 

Telephone (202) 514-0375 

Facsimile (202) 514-8865 

Attorneys for Defendants

/s/ Annette A. Ballatore-Williamson (email 

auth. 3/17/16)

ANNETTE A. BALLATOREWILLIAMSON

(SBN 192176) District Counsel

JESSICA E. HAFER FIERRO

(SBN 297668) Assistant Counsel

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR

POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

(SJVUAPCD)

1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue

Fresno, CA 93726

Phone: (559) 230-6033; Fax: (559) 230-

6061

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor 

SJVUAPCD

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/s/ Lauren Nevitt (email auth. 3/17/16)

LAUREN NEVITT

(SBN 260297) Senior Deputy District 

Counsel

BARBARA BAIRD

(SBN 081507) Chief Deputy Counsel

KURT WIESE

(SBN 127251) General Counsel

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY 

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

21865 Copley Drive

Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Phone: (909) 396-3458; Fax (909) 296-2961

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor 

SCAQMD 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Before the Court is a Joint Request to Appear Telephonically for the Initial Case 

Management Conference set for April 21, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor 

(Dkt. No. 42). Upon due consideration, and for good cause shown, the Parties’ request is 

hereby GRANTED. 

It is further ordered that counsel will be called at the following numbers to 

participate in the hearing. Counsel will be available from 9:30 a.m. Pacific time until the 

call occurs.

EPA’s counsel will be called at (202) 514-0375.

Sierra Club’s counsel will be called at (415) 217-2126 and (415) 217-2077.San 

Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District’s counsel will be called at (559) 

230-6035.

South Coast Air Quality Management District’s counsel will be called at (909) 

396-3458.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED this ______ day of March, 2016.

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EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

10:15 a.m.

Plaintiff Sierra Club's counsel Paul Cort is directed to set up the 

conference call for 10:15 a.m. with Courtcall (888) 582-6878 and inform the Court the 

dial in information by 4/18/16. An updated joint CMC statement shall be filed by 

 4/14/16. 

 

31st

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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