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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 

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ROBERT L. FALK (SBN 142007) 

ROBIN S. STAFFORD (SBN 200950)

SARAH SCHINDLER (SBN 236414)

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street

San Francisco, California 94105-2482

Telephone: (415) 268-7000

Facsimile: (415) 268-7522

Email: RFalk@mofo.com

Email: RStafford@mofo.com

Email: SSchindler@mofo.com

JOEL R. REYNOLDS (SBN 85276) CARA A. HOROWITZ (SBN 220701) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.

1314 Second Street

Santa Monica, CA 90401

Telephone: (310) 434-2300

Facsimile: (310) 434-2399

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 

ANIMAL WELFARE; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; CETACEAN 

SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN 

FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, 

INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL 

WELFARE; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE 

UNITED STATES; CETACEAN SOCIETY 

INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL 

PROTECTION; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; 

JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU

Plaintiffs,

v.

CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, SECRETARY OF THE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

COMMERCE; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES 

SERVICE; WILLIAM HOGARTH, ASSISTANT 

ADMINISTRATOR FOR FISHERIES OF THE 

NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND 

ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; VICE 

ADMIRAL CONRAD C. LAUTENBACHER, JR., 

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL 

OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 

ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; DONALD C. 

WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; ADMIRAL MIKE 

MULLEN, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 

Defendants.

Civil Action No. CV-07-4771-EDL

STIPULATED REQUEST TO 

PERMIT PLAINTIFFS AND 

DEFENDANTS TO EXCEED 

PAGE LIMIT APPLICABLE TO 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

MOTION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

Date: December 18, 2007

Time: 9 a.m.

Judge: Elizabeth D. LaPorte

Courtroom: E

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs intend to file their Preliminary Injunction Motion (the “Motion”) in 

this matter on or about October 12, 2007;

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to file their opposition to the Motion on or about 

November 13, 2007;

WHEREAS, in order to fully brief the issues pertaining to a preliminary injunction, the 

parties understand and agree that it is necessary to expand the page limits that would otherwise 

apply to opening and responding memoranda filed in connection with the Motion, as set forth in 

Local Rules 7-2 and 7-3; and

Subject to the approval of the Court, the parties hereby stipulate as follows:

1. The parties shall have a 30-page limit on opening and opposition briefs. 

2. Exhibits supporting the parties’ briefs may be filed with the Court and served to all 

parties of record on compact disc or similar electronic media. 

Dated: October 9, 2007 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

ROBERT L. FALK

ROBIN S. STAFFORD

SARAH B. SCHINDLER

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.

JOEL R. REYNOLDS

CARA A. HOROWITZ

By: /s/ Robin S. Stafford

Robin S. Stafford

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE 

COUNCIL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND 

FOR ANIMAL WELFARE; THE HUMANE 

SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; 

CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; 

LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; 

OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN- MICHEL COUSTEAU

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Dated: October 9, 2007 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

KRISTEN L. GUSTAFSON

By: /s/ Kristen Gustafson 

Kristen Gustafson1

Attorneys for Defendants

CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, SECRETARY 

OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 

OF COMMERCE; NATIONAL MARINE 

FISHERIES SERVICE; WILLIAM 

HOGARTH, ASSISTANT 

ADMINISTRATOR FOR FISHERIES OF 

THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND 

ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; 

VICE ADMIRAL CONRAD C. 

LAUTENBACHER, JR., ADMINISTRATOR 

OF THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC 

AND ATMOSPHERIC 

ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; DONALD 

C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE 

NAVY; ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, 

CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________, 2007. By:

Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte

United States Magistrate Judge

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 As the filing attorney, I, Sarah B. Schindler, attest that all counsel find the content of this 

document acceptable and have given me permission to file electronically this stipulated request 

on their behalf.

October 9

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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