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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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Stip. & Ord. Re Extension of Time - SA2005300384 1

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California 

MARY E. HACKENBRACHT

Senior Assistant Attorney General

CLIFFORD T. LEE, State Bar No. 74687

Deputy Attorney General

DEBORAH A. WORDHAM, State Bar No. 180507

Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5546

Fax: (415) 703-5480

Email: Cliff.Lee@doj.ca.gov

 Email: Deborah.Wordham@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervener,

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE

COUNCIL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, in his official capacity

as Secretary of the Interior; et al.,

Defendants,

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER

RESOURCES,

Defendant-Intervener.

 

05 CV 01207 OWW (LJO)

STIPULATION AND ORDER Re

EXTENSION OF TIME TO

SUBMIT PROPOSED FINDING OF

FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF

LAW AND PROPOSED ORDER

WHEREAS, on August 31, 2007, the Court ordered the parties to provide the Court

with proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law and a proposed form of order based upon

the final transcripts of the proceedings before the Court in the above-entitled matter regarding

interim remedies by no later than October 22, 2007.

WHEREAS, the plaintiffs provided the defendants and the defendant-interveners with

their proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law and proposed form of order on or about

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Stip. & Ord. Re Extension of Time - SA2005300384 2

October 15, 2007.

WHEREAS, the defendants and the defendant-interveners have been working to

develop a joint proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law and proposed form of order, but

have been unable to complete said document to date.

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a one week extension of time to submit the proposed

findings of fact and conclusions of law and proposed form of order would be appropriate as

described below. 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, subject to the approval by the Court,

that:

1. The parties shall file and serve a joint proposed findings of fact and conclusions

of law and a proposed form of order or, in the absence of agreement among the parties, the

parties shall file and serve alternative proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law and

proposed forms of order, based upon the Court’s August 31, 2007 bench ruling regarding interim

remedies by no later than October 29, 2007. 

2. The defendants and the defendant-interveners agree to provide the plaintiffs with

their proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law and proposed form of order by no later

than October 22, 2007. 

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Stip. & Ord. Re Extension of Time - SA2005300384 3

Dated: October 18, 2007 RONALD J. TENPAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General

United States Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief

SETH M. BARSKY, Assistant Chief

______________________________

JAMES A. MAYSONETT, Trial 

Attorney

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

Dated: October 18, 2007 EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General for the State of 

California

_______________________________

CLIFFORD T. LEE

DEBORAH A. WORDHAM

Deputy Attorneys General

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervener

California Department of Water

Resources 

Dated: October 18, 2007 _______________________________

DANIEL J. O’HANLON

Attorney for Defendant-Interveners San 

Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority 

and Westlands Water District

Dated: October 18, 2007 ____________________________

CHRISTIAN SCHEURING

GIBSON, DUNN, & CRUTCHER

CHRISTOPHER H. BUCKLEY, JR

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervener

California Farm Bureau Federation

Dated: October 18, 2007 _______________________________

ANDREW M. HITCHINGS

Attorney for Defendant-Interveners

Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, et al.

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Dated: October 18, 2007 ________________________________

GREGORY K. WILKINSON

STEVEN M. ANDERSON

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervener 

State Water Contractors

Dated: October 18, 2007 ________________________________

TRENT W. ORR

KATHERINE S. POOLE

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Natural Resources

Defense Council, et al.

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 20, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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