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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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Stipulation To Extend Dates in Case Mgt Order 1 Case No. C 05-03829 EDL

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Daniel Cooper (Bar No. 153576)

Layne Friedrich (Bar No. 195431)

LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC.

1004 O’Reilly Avenue

San Francisco, California 94129

Telephone: (415) 440-6520

Facsimile: (415) 440-4155

Email: cleanwater@sfo.com

layne@lawyersforcleanwater.com

Christopher Sproul (Bar No. 126398)

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES

5135 Anza Street

San Francisco, California 94121

Telephone: (415) 533-3376

Facsimile: (415) 358-5695

Email: csproul@enviroadvocates.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

BAYKEEPER and

WEST COUNTY TOXICS COALITION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BAYKEEPER, a non-profit corporation, and;

WEST COUNTY TOXICS COALITION, a nonprofit organization,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF RICHMOND, a municipal corporation;

WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DISTRICT, an

independent special district; VEOLIA WATER

NORTH AMERICA OPERATING SERVICES, a

limited liability corporation; WEST COUNTY

AGENCY, a joint powers agency,

Defendants.

Civil Case No.: C 05-03829 EDL

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DATES

IN ORDER SETTING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;

[PROPOSED] ORDER

WHEREAS, on September 22, 2005 Plaintiffs Baykeeper and West County Toxics Coalition filed

a Complaint in Northern District Court, Case No. C 05-03829 EDL against Defendants City of

AS MODIFIED

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Stipulation To Extend Dates in Case Mgt Order 2 Case No. C 05-03829 EDL

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Richmond, West County Wastewater District, Veolia Water North America Operating Services, Inc.,

and West County Agency (Plaintiffs and Defendants are referred to as “the Parties”);

WHEREAS, when filing the Complaint Plaintiffs received an Order Setting Initial Case

Management Conference;

WHEREAS, the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference sets the following dates:

1. January 3, 2006 as the last date to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement,

ADR process selection, and discovery plan.

2. January 3, 2006 as the last date to file Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR

or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference.

3. January 17, 2006 as the last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule

26(f) Report, file/serve Case Management Statement, and file/serve Rule 26 Report.

4. January 24, 2006 Case Management Conference in Ctrm E, 15th Floor, SF at 10:00 AM.

 WHEREAS, the Parties have been engaged in settlement negotiations in hopes of coming to a

mutually acceptable settlement of Plaintiffs’ claims;

 WHEREAS, the Parties desire to extend the litigation dates set forth in the Order Setting Initial

Case Management Conference to focus resources on settlement negotiations.

THEREFORE, the Partiers hereby agree and stipulate to the following:

1. Plaintiffs will serve the complaint on January 23, 2006.

2. Counsel for Defendants will accept service of process of the Complaint, summons and

associated papers issued by the Court on behalf of Defendants.

3. Defendants will file a responsive pleading on or before February 14, 2006.

4. The Parties will meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR

process selection, and discovery plan no later than February 16, 2006.

5. The Parties will file the file Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR or Notice of

Need for ADR Phone Conference no later than February 16, 2006.

6. The Parties will complete initial disclosures or state objections in Rule 26(f) Report,

file/serve Case Management Statement, and file/serve Rule 26 Report no later than

March 2, 2006.

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7. The Case Management Conference will be set for March 10, 2006 in Ctrm E, 15th Floor,

SF at 10:00 AM, or as soon thereafter as the Court’s calendar permits.

LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER INC.

/s/ Layne Friedrich

Dated: December 19, 2005

Layne Friedrich

Attorney for Plaintiffs Baykeeper and

West County Toxics Coalition

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

Dated: December 19, 2005 /s/ Melissa Thorme

Melissa Thorme

Attorneys for Defendants

City of Richmond, West County Wastewater

District, Veolia Water North America Operating

Services, Inc., and West County Agency

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

"conformed" signature (/S/) within this efiled document.

LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER INC.

/s/ Layne Friedrich

Dated: December 19, 2005

Layne Friedrich

Attorney for Plaintiffs Baykeeper and

West County Toxics Coalition

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

United States Magistrate Judge

Date: _________________ _______________________________

Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte

United States District Court

Northern District of California 721444.1

December 20, 2005 U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

March 14

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