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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER EXTENDING THE BRIEFING SCHEDULE.

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MATTHEW D. ALISON, OBA No. 32723

Indian and Environmental Law Group, PLLC 

406 S. Boulder Ave., Suite 830 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 

Tel: (918) 347-6169

Fax: (918) 948-6190

Email: Matthew@iaelaw.com

Appearance Pro Hac Vice 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

HUBERT T. LEE, NY Bar No. 4992145

United States Department of Justice

P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044

Tel: 202-514-1806

Fax: 202-514-8865

Email: hubert.lee@usdoj.gov

SONYA SHEA, CA Bar No. 305917

United States Department of Justice

999 18th Street

South Terrace, Suite 370

Denver, CO 80202

Tel: 303-844-7231

Fax: 303-844-1350

Email: sonya.shea@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE, INC., et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

ANDREW R. WHEELER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 3:18-cv-3521-RS

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER 

EXTENDING THE BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE AND ORDER 

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The parties submit this stipulated request for a 60-day extension of the summary 

judgment briefing schedule in the above-captioned case.

In support of this request, the parties state the following:

1. Plaintiffs Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc, et al. challenge a 2015 regulation that

revised certain regulatory provisions relating to the definition of “waters of the United States” 

under the Clean Water Act. See Compl., Dkt. No. 1, ¶ 3 (challenging Clean Water Rule: 

Definition of “Waters of the United States,” 80 Fed. Reg. 37,054 (June 29, 2015) (“2015

Rule”)).

2. On September 12, 2019, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

Agency (“EPA”) and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works signed a final rule 

entitled “Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’—Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules”

(“Repeal Rule”). The Repeal Rule: (1) rescinded the 2015 Rule at issue in this matter; and (2) 

recodified the text of the prior regulatory definition of “waters of the United States”. The 

Repeal Rule was published in the Federal Register on October 22, 2019, and became effective 

on December 23, 2019. 84 Fed. Reg. 56,626 (Oct. 22, 2019). 

3. On January 23, 2020, the Administrator of EPA and the Assistant Secretary of the

Army for Civil Works signed a final rule entitled “Navigable Waters Protection Rule: 

Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’” (“2020 Rule”). The pre-publication version is 

available on EPA’s website, https://www.epa.gov/nwpr/final-rule-navigable-waters-protectionrule (last visited February 19, 2020). The 2020 Rule defines “waters of the United States”

under the Clean Water Act and is intended to replace the Repeal Rule. The 2020 Rule will be 

published in the Federal Register and will be effective 60 days thereafter.

4. In this case, Plaintiffs moved for summary judgment on January 9, 2020. Dkt.

Nos. 74-75. Under this Court’s order dated November 22, 2019, Defendants’ combined 

opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment is due March 2, 2020, and Plaintiffs’ reply 

is due April 2, 2020. Dkt. No. 71.

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5. The parties seek to extend all current deadlines in the case by 60 days. The 

parties request the following deadlines:

a. Defendant’s Combined Opposition and Cross-Motion for Summary 

Judgment: May 1, 2020 and

b. Plaintiffs’ Reply: June 1, 2020.

6. Plaintiffs intend to seek leave of the Court to amend their pleadings to add 

challenges to the Repeal Rule and the 2020 Rule.1 A statutory prerequisite to bringing their 

claims under the Endangered Species Act, however, is to provide 60 days’ notice of their intent 

to sue to the affected agencies.

7. The parties will meet and confer regarding scheduling within 10 days from the 

date any motion for leave to file an amended complaint is granted. Within 14 days from the 

date of the parties’ meet and confer, the parties will file with the Court a proposed briefing 

schedule for Plaintiffs’ Repeal Rule and 2020 Rule claims.

Dated: February 26, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Matthew D. Alison

MATTHEW D. ALISON, OBA No. 32723

Indian and Environmental Law Group, PLLC 

406 S. Boulder Ave., Suite 830 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 

Tel: (918) 347-6169

Fax: (918) 948-6190

Email: Matthew@iaelaw.com

Counsel for Plaintiffs

/ / /

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1 Defendants reserve their right to take a position on such an amendment after seeing the 

motion.

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/s/ Hubert T. Lee

HUBERT T. LEE, NY Bar No. 4992145

United States Department of Justice

P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044

Tel: 202-514-1806

Fax: 202-514-8865

Email: hubert.lee@usdoj.gov

SONYA SHEA, CA Bar No. 305917

United States Department of Justice

999 18th Street

South Terrace, Suite 370

Denver, CO 80202

Tel: 303-844-7231

Fax: 303-844-1350

Email: sonya.shea@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendatns

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[PROPOSED ORDER] STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER EXTENDING THE BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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ORDER

Before the Court is the Parties’ stipulation for a 60-day extension of the summary judgment 

briefing schedule in the above-captioned case. The Parties seek to extend by 60 days both the 

March 2, 2020 deadline for Defendants’ combined opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for summary

judgment (Dkt. Nos. 74, 75) and cross-motion for summary judgment, and the April 2, 2020 

deadline for Plaintiffs’ reply. Upon due consideration, and for good cause shown, the Parties’

request is hereby GRANTED. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS SO ORDERED THAT:

1. On or before May 1, 2020, defendants will file their combined opposition and

cross motion for summary judgment of no more than 45 pages.

2. On or before June 1, 2020, plaintiffs will file their reply, if any, to defendants’

combined opposition and cross motion of no more than 25 pages.

3. The cross motions for summary judgment shall be heard on ____________, 2020,

at _______. in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse, 450 Golden

Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

4. The parties shall meet and confer within 10 days from the date any motion for

leave to file an amended complaint is granted and parties shall present the Court

with a proposed schedule for the Repeal Rule and 2020 Rule claims within 14

days from the date of the parties’ meet and confer.

DATED this _____day of _______, 2020.

__________________________

______ Richard Seeborg

United States District Court Judge

June 25

1:30 pm

26th February

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