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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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CHRISTOPHER SPROUL

Environmental Advocates

5135 Anza Street

San Francisco, CA 94121

tel: (530) 277-5758 

fax: (415) 358-5695

csproul@enviroadvocates.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL #66194

Assistant United States Attorney

Eastern District of California

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 554-2760 telephone

(916) 554-2900 facsimile

RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

LAWSON E. FITE, Trial Attorney, Oregon Bar No. 05557

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369

(202) 305-0217 (telephone)

(202) 305-0275 (facsimile)

lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE and

FRIENDS OF THE RIVER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:06-cv-02845-LKK-JFM

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER FOR LEAVE TO FILE

FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT

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The parties to this action stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court as provided for

hereon, as follows:

1. Upon court approval of this stipulation, plaintiffs MAY FILE their attached Fourth

Amended Complaint.

2. Plaintiffs intend to submit a proposed Fifth Amended Complaint upon the running of

the notice period of 60 days following their letter dated November 30, 2007. Federal Defendants

and others have stated their views that these two amendments should be made simultaneously. 

Notwithstanding these views, defendants do not object to the filing of the attached Fourth

Amended Complaint. Any objection to a later Fifth Amended Complaint is reserved.

3. Defendants' date under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a) for response to the Fourth Amended

Complaint is EXTENDED until March 31, 2008.

4. Should Plaintiffs cause a Fifth Amended Complaint to be filed, without objection or

with Court approval, by March 31, 2008, defendants shall be under no obligation to respond to

the Fourth Amended Complaint. The date under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a) for response to the Fifth

Amended Complaint is RESET to 40 days after its filing.

Dated: December 23, 2007 /s/ Christopher Sproul CHRISTOPHER SPROUL

Environmental Advocates

5135 Anza Street

San Francisco, CA 94121

tel: (530) 277-5758 

fax: (415) 358-5695

csproul@enviroadvocates.com

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Dated: December 19, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

 /s/ Yoshinori H. T. Himel 

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL

Assistant United States Attorney

RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

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 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE, Trial Attorney, Oregon Bar No. 05557

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

E-mail: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

Dated: December 23, 2007 REMY, THOMAS, MOOSE AND MANLEY, LLP

WHITMAN F. MANLEY

HOWARD F. WILKINS III

 /s/ Howard F. Wilkins III 

455 Capitol Mall, Ste. 210

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 443-2745

Fax: (916) 443-9017

Email: wmanley@rtmmlaw.com, cwilkins@rtmmlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant Yuba County Water Agency

Dated: December 23, 2007 SOMACH, SIMMONS & DUNN

ANDREW M. HITCHINGS

 /s/ Andrew Hitchings 813 Sixth St., 3rd Fl.

Sacramento, CA 95814

Tel.: (916) 446-7979

Fax: (916) 446-8199

Email: ahitchings@somachlaw.com

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants Dry Creek Mutual

Water Company, Brophy Water District and 

Hallwood Irrigation Company

Dated: December 23, 2007 MINASIAN, SPRUANCE, MEITH, SOARES

 & SEXTON, LLP

PAUL R. MINASIAN

DUSTIN C. COOPER

 /s/ Dustin C. Cooper P.O. Box 1679

Oroville, CA 95965

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Tel.: (530) 533-2885

Fax: (530) 533-0197

Email: pminasian@minasianlaw.com,

dcooper@minasianlaw.com

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant

Cordua Irrigation District

Dated: December 23, 2007 KRONICK MOSKOVITZ TIEDEMANN & GIRARD

SCOTT A. MORRIS

HANSPETER WALTER

 /s/ Hanspeter Walter 400 Capitol Mall

Sacramento, CA 95814

Tel.: (916) 321-4500

Fax: (916) 321-4555

Email: smorris@kmtg.com, hwalter@kmtg.com

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant Ramirez Water District

ORDER

It is APPROVED and SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 4, 2008.

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