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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 16:1538 Endangered Species Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ADJUSTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE - 1

Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al., 3:15-cv-05754-JST

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL 

DIVERSITY, et al. 

Plaintiffs,

 

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UNITED STATES FISH AND 

WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al.,

 Defendants

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SISKIYOU COUNTY, et al., 

 Defendant Intervenors

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No. 3:15-cv-05754-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER ADJUSTING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, the Center for Biological Diversity, et al.

(“Plaintiffs”) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al. (“Defendants”) and, Siskiyou 

County, et al., (“Defendant Intervenors”) hereby stipulate to and jointly request an order 

extending the deadlines in the above captioned case, as previously set by this Court’s March 23, 

2016 Order (ECF No. 48). The parties request that this Court modify the existing scheduling 

order and modify the case deadlines as follows:

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Deadline Current date New date

Defendants’ combined 

opposition and cross-motion 

for summary judgment.

September 28, 2016 October 17, 2016

Defendant-intervenors’ 

combined opposition and 

cross-motion for summary 

judgment. 

September 28, 2016 October 17, 2016

Plaintiffs’ combined 

opposition/reply.

November 16, 2016 December 5, 2016

Defendants’ reply. December 21, 2016 December 23, 2016 

Defendant-intervenors’ reply. December 21, 2016 December 23, 2016 

Hearing on the parties’ 

motions for summary 

judgment. 

January 26, 2017, at 2:00 

p.m.

January 26, 2017, at 2:00 

p.m. 

(no change)

In support of this Stipulation the parties state as follows:

1. Undersigned counsel for federal defendants has been unexpectedly required to present 

oral argument in two other matters on August 30 and September 29, 2016. 

2. Defendant-intervenors’ undersigned lead counsel is also lead counsel for proposed 

intervenors in a matter recently filed in the Eastern District of Washington, where a 

motion for preliminary injunction was unexpectedly filed September 6, 2016 and has 

been set for hearing October 3, 2016. Additionally, while the previous briefing schedule 

accommodated expected paternity leave for defendant-intervenors’ counsel, that paternity 

leave unexpectedly extended a week later than previously anticipated.

3. The above obligations interfere with defendants’ and intervenors’ counsels’ preparation 

of their opening briefs in this matter, and a brief extension of the opening brief deadline, 

from September 28 to October 17, would ensure there is sufficient time for counsel to 

prepare the briefing.

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4. Additionally, the parties have agreed to extend plaintiffs’ reply deadline in order to 

accommodate the extension to defendants’ and defendant-intervenors’ briefing, and to 

extend the deadline for defendants’ and defendant-intervenors’ replies by two days.

5. If approved, this Stipulation would have no effect on the hearing presently scheduled for 

January 26, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.

6. The parties have jointly requested one previous continuance of the briefing schedule, 

which the Court granted in its Order of June 1, 2016 (ECF No. 51). 

Accordingly, the parties request the Court approve this Stipulation, and enter the 

proposed changes to the briefing and hearing schedule.

Respectfully submitted this 13th day of September, 2016.

JOHN C. CRUDEN,

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

SETH M. BARSKY, Chief

MEREDITH L. FLAX, Assistant Chief

/s/ Nicole M. Smith (by LEF, as authorized 9/13/16)

NICOLE M. SMITH

Trial Attorney CA Bar Number 303629

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

Phone: (202) 305-0368

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Attorneys for Defendants

/s/ Gregory C. Loarie (by LEF, as authorized 

9/13/16)

GREGORY C. LOARIE 

gloarie@earthjustice.org 

TAMARA T. ZAKIM 

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tzakim@earthjustice.org 

EARTHJUSTICE 

50 California Street, Suite 500 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Tel: (415) 217-2000 

Fax: (415) 217-2040 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

/s/ Lawson E. Fite

Lawson E. Fite (Ore. Bar #055573), Pro Hac Vice

American Forest Resource Council 

5100 S.W. Macadam, Suite 350 

Portland, Oregon 97239 

Telephone: (503) 222-9505 

Fax: (503) 222-3255 

lfite@amforest.org 

Attorney for Defendant-Intervenors

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________ _________________________

Hon. John S. Tigar

United States District Judge

September 14, 2016

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