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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ALLOW THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF 

WASHOE COUNTY TO INTERVENE 

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28 WOODBURN AND WEDGE 

 6100 Neil Road, Ste. 500 

 Reno, Nevada 89511 

 Tel: (775) 688-3000 

DANE W. ANDERSON, ESQ. 

California Bar No. 212530 

WOODBURN AND WEDGE 

6100 Neil Road, Suite 500 

Reno, Nevada 89511 

Telephone: (775) 688-3000 

danderson@woodburnandwedge.com 

Attorneys for Regional Transportation 

Commission of Washoe County 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UPPER SOUTH EAST COMMUNITIES 

COALITION, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; LT. 

GEN. THOMAS P. BOSTICK, in his official 

capacity, Chief of Engineers and Commanding 

General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; COL. 

MICHAEL J. FARRELL, in his official 

capacity, District Commander, Sacramento 

District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and 

MICHAEL S. JEWEL, Chief, Regulatory 

Division, Sacramento District, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:15-cv-00930-JAM-DAD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

ALLOW THE REGIONAL 

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 

OF WASHOE COUNTY 

TO INTERVENE 

Date: June 17, 2015 

Time: 9:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 6 

Judge: Honorable John A. Mendez 

The parties hereto stipulate as follows: 

1. The action filed by Plaintiff, UPPER SOUTH EAST COMMUNITIES 

COALITION (“USECC”), seeks a declaration that Defendants’, U.S. ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS; LT. GEN. THOMAS P. BOSTICK, in his official 

capacity, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of 

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28 WOODBURN AND WEDGE 

 6100 Neil Road, Ste. 500 

 Reno, Nevada 89511 

 Tel: (775) 688-3000 

Engineers; COL. MICHAEL J. FARRELL, in his official capacity, District 

Commander, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and 

MICHAEL S. JEWEL, Chief, Regulatory Division, Sacramento District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (collectively, “the Corps”), issuance of a Section 404 

Permit violated federal law and the USECC requests the Court to issue a 

preliminary injunction requiring the Corps to rescind or suspend the Section 404 

Permit. 

2. A valid Section 404 Permit is required to enable the Regional Transportation 

Commission of Washoe County (“RTC”) to proceed with the construction of 

Phase II of its SouthEast Connector roadway. 

3. The RTC filed a Motion to Intervene as a matter of right and for permissive 

intervention on May 8, 2015. 

4. For good cause and in order to prevent any unnecessary delays, the parties agree 

to the Court allowing the RTC to intervene for all purposes. 

DATED this 12th

 day of May, 2015. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 

OF JUSTICE 

By: /s/ Peter K. Dykema_(as authorized 

 on 05/11/15)

Peter Kryn Dykema, GOVT 

Washington DC Bar No. 419349 

601 D. Street NW 

Washington, DC 20044 

Davene Dashawn Walker 

PO Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, DC 20044 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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DATED this 12th

 day of May, 2015. 

SHUTE, MIHALY & 

WEINBERGER LLP 

By: /s/ Winter King (as authorized on 

 05/11/15)

Winter King 

California State Bar No. 237958 

396 Hayes Street 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

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28 WOODBURN AND WEDGE 

 6100 Neil Road, Ste. 500 

 Reno, Nevada 89511 

 Tel: (775) 688-3000 

DATED this 12th day of May, 2015. 

WOODBURN AND WEDGE

 

By: /s/ Dane W. Anderson _________ 

Dane W. Anderson 

California State Bar No. 212530 

6100 Neil Road, Suite 500 

Reno, NV 89511 

Attorneys for Intervenor, Regional 

Transportation Commission of 

Washoe County 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED this 13th day of May, 2015 

 /s/ John A. Mendez________________ 

 United States District Court Judge 

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