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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Contitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTRAL VALLEY CHRYSLER- )

JEEP, INC. et al., )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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Catherine E. WITHERSPOON, in her )

official capacity as Executive Officer of )

the California Air Resources Board, )

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Defendant, )

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THE ASSOCIATION OF )

INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE ) 

MANUFACTURERS, )

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Plaintiff-Intervenor, )

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SIERRA CLUB, NATURAL )

RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, )

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE, )

BLUE WATER NETWORK, GLOBAL )

EXCHANGE, AND RAINFOREST )

ACTION NETWORK, )

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Defendant-Intervenors. )

____________________________________ )

CV F 04-6663 AWI LJO

ORDER VACATING

HEARING DATE OF

OCTOBER 22, 2007, AND

CONTINUING HEARING TO

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

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Currently before the court is a motion for summary judgment by Plaintiff interveners

on the issue of EPCA preemption, an apparent counter-motion for summary adjudication by

Defendants and Defendant interveners on the same issue, a separate “Counter Motion for

Summary Judgment or Summary Adjudication” by Defendants, and a motion for summary

judgment by Defendant interveners on the issue of Foreign Policy preemption. All of these

motions for summary judgment or summary adjudication are currently set for hearing and

argument to be held on October 22, 2007. The court has received the pleadings of the parties

with respect to all the motions. Additionally, the court has received supplemental briefings

and counter-briefings on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v.

E.P.A., 127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007), as well as supplemental briefing and counter-briefing on a

decision by the District Court of Vermont in Green Mountain Chrysler Plymoth, et al. v.

Crombie, No. 2:05cv302 (D. Ver. Sept. 12, 2007). 

The court on October 12, 2007, received Plaintiffs’ ex-parte application for leave to

file a supplemental response to Defendants’ counter-motion for summary judgment, and

associated filings. On October 15, 2007, the court received Defendants’ opposition to the exparte application.

In order to allow adequate time for the court to consider the recently filed

supplemental materials and to resolve Plaintiffs’ ex-parte application, the court finds it is

necessary to continue the hearing date for the motions currently set for hearing on October

22, 2007. The next available date on the court’s calendar is November 19, 2007.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the previously set hearing date of October

22, 2007, is VACATED and no party shall appear at that time. The parties shall appear for

hearing and oral argument on the aforementioned motions on Monday, November 19, 2007,

at 1:30 p.m. in courtroom 2.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 16, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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