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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CITY OF GRASS VALLEY, )

) 2:04-cv-149-GEB-DAD

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER

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NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, et al.,)

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Defendants. )

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Defendants Newmont Mining Corporation, Newmont USA Limited,

Newmont North America Exploration Limited, Newmont Gold Company,

Newmont North America Limited, and Newmont Exploration Limited

(“Original Defendants”) request the filing dates and hearing date for

the pending cross motions for summary judgment be vacated and an

emergency status conference scheduled at the earliest possible date. 

(Defs.’ Req. at 1.) Original Defendants assert this is necessary to

preserve the rights of New Verde Mines LLC, Newmont North America LLC,

Newmont International Services Limited, Newmont Realty Company, and

Newmont Capital Limited (“New Defendants”) who have now been added to

Plaintiff’s Complaint, but have not yet been served. (Id. at 2.) 

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1 The summary judgment motions are fully briefed and filed with

regards to the Original Defendants. The new filing dates established by

the May 10 Order were to give the parties time to “restyle” the motions

to include the New Defendants in order to avoid duplicate motions filed

by the New Defendants at a later date.

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These dates were scheduled based on what the Court

understood to be Original Defendants’ counsel’s position at the

hearing held on April 30, 2007, that if Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend

were granted, New Defendants would be represented by the same counsel

and that counsel would only need time to “restyle” the pending summary

judgment motion to include New Defendants. As a result, the Order

issued on May 10, 2007 prescribed filing dates and a hearing date for

these “restyled” motions.1 (Order, May 10, 2007, at 9.) 

Nevertheless, Original Defendants’ request to vacate the new filing

dates for the “restyled” pending summary judgment motions is granted. 

An emergency status conference is scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m.

on May 16, 2007. Whether the hearing date of June 11, 2007, for the

pending summary judgment motions should be vacated will be discussed

at the status conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 15, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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