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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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STIP. TO VACATE HEARING AND 

RESET BRIEFING DEADLINES 1

RONALD J. TENPAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General

BEVERLY F. LI (WSBA # 33267)

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources

Division

P.O. Box 663

Washington, DC 20044-0663

Tel: (202) 353-9213

Fax: (202) 514-8865

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

CHARLES O’CONNOR (SBN 56320)

Assistant United States Attorney

Northern District of California

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 10th Floor

P.O. Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Tel: (415) 436-7180

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL )

DIVERSITY, et al., ) CASE NO. C 06-6523-WHA

)

Plaintiffs, )

 ) JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST TO 

v. ) VACATE HEARING AND RESET

) BRIEFING DEADLINES

ABIGAIL R. KIMBELL, Chief, )

United States Forest Service, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

___________________________________ )

AND ORDER

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STIP. TO VACATE HEARING AND 

RESET BRIEFING DEADLINES 2

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, and the accompanying Declaration (see Exhibit

A), the Parties respectfully request that the Court vacate the hearing set for July 31, 2007

regarding discovery and vacate the requirement that Defendants file a response to Plaintiffs’ July

20, 2007 letter. The Parties also request that the Court revise the existing deadlines for filing

briefs. 

On May 4, 2007, the Court issued an Order requiring the completion of discovery within

45 days (June 18, 2007). See Dkt. No. 45. On June 20, 2007, the Court issued an Order

extending the discovery deadline to July 20, 2007, with briefing to begin on July 30, 2007. See

Dkt. No. 49. 

On July 20, 2007, Plaintiffs submitted a Letter to the Court requesting discovery relief. 

See Dkt. No. 50. On July 23, 2007, the Court issued an Order that required Defendants to file

their response to Plaintiffs’ letter by July 27, 2007, and that set a hearing for July 31, 2007. See

Dkt. No. 51. On July 24, 2007, the Parties, in light of the Court’s July 23, 2007 Order, jointly

requested that briefing be stayed until after the discovery issue was resolved. See Dkt. No. 52. 

The Parties have now reached a mutual resolution of their discovery dispute and agree

that no further discovery is necessary, based on a factual stipulation Defendants have agreed to

make. See Exhibit B. As a result, the Parties jointly request that the Court vacate the hearing set

for July 31, 2007, as well as the requirement that Defendants file a response to Plaintiffs’ letter

by July 27, 2007. The Parties also jointly request that the Court reset deadlines for briefing as

follows:

Plaintiffs’ supplemental brief due August 9, 2007. 

Defendants’ response brief due August 16, 2007. 

Plaintiffs’ reply brief due August 23, 2007. 

Respectfully submitted this 26th day of July, 2007,

I hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures indicated by

a “conformed” signature (/s/) within this efiled document.

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STIP. TO VACATE HEARING AND 

RESET BRIEFING DEADLINES 3

RONALD J. TENPAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General

/s/ Beverly F. Li 

BEVERLY F. LI 

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division-NRS

P.O. Box 663

Washington, DC 20044-0663

Tel: (202) 353-9213

Fax: (202) 514-8865

On behalf of Federal Defendants

/s/ Justin Augustine 

Justin Augustine (SBN 235561)

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

1095 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Telephone: (415) 436-9682

Fax: (415) 436-9683

jaugustine@biologicaldiversity.org

John Buse (SBN 163156)

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

5656 S. Dorchester Avenue No. 3 

Chicago, IL 60637

Telephone: (323) 533-4416

Fax: (610) 885-2187

jbuse@biologicaldiversity.org

On behalf of Plaintiffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED

Date: _______________ _______________________________

United States District Court Judge

July 26, 2007.

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

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STIP. TO VACATE HEARING AND 

RESET BRIEFING DEADLINES 4

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on July 26, 2007, the foregoing (1) JOINT STIPULATED REQUEST TO

VACATE HEARING AND RESET BRIEFING DEADLINES was served on the following attorneys by

filing with the Court’s electronic filing system:

Justin Augustine

Center for Biological Diversity

1095 Market St., Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: 415-436-9682

Fax: 415-436-9683

jaugustine@biologicaldiversity.org

John T Buse 

Center for Biological Diversity 

5656 S. Dorchester #3 

Chicago, IL 60637 

Tel: 323-533-4416 

jbuse@biologicaldiversity.org 

Counsel for Plaintiffs

/s/ Beverly F. Li_____________

Beverly F. Li

Counsel for Defendants

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