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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND CASE SCHEDULE FOR FURTHER SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS –

Case No. 4:15-cv-04987-JSW

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JEANNE SCHERER, Chief Counsel

LUCILLE Y. BACA, Assistant Chief Counsel 

DEREK S. VAN HOFTEN (SBN 226880)

STACY J. LAU (SBN 254507)

BRANDON S. WALKER (SBN 254851)

MICHAEL A.G. EINHORN (SBN 252462)

111 Grand Avenue, Suite 11-100, Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 433-9100, Facsimile: (510) 433-9167 

Attorneys for Defendants CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

OF TRANSPORTATION; MALCOLM DOUGHERTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE COYOTE VALLEY BAND OF POMO 

INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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NO. 4:15-cv-04987-JSW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO AMEND CASE 

SCHEDULE FOR FURTHER 

SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

Dept.: Courtroom 5

Judge: Hon. Jeffrey S. White

WHEREAS, following the May 18, 2016, settlement discussions at the U.S. District Court 

before Howard Herman, Director of the Court’s ADR Program, Plaintiffs and Defendants California 

Department of Transportation and Malcolm Dougherty (“Caltrans”) have exchanged proposed 

settlement agreements, as previously agreed to by the parties and as reflected in their previous 

stipulation submitted to this Court (ECF 50);

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Caltrans agree that the settlement discussions have been 

productive to date and that further settlement discussions would be worthwhile, and have agreed to 

such discussions continuing, and possible subsequent settlement meetings as warranted; 

AS MODIFIED HEREIN AND CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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WHEREAS, to help facilitate these additional settlement discussions, Plaintiffs and Caltrans

agree that an additional short extension of the date for lodging the administrative records in this 

action is appropriate;

WHEREAS, the requested extension of time for the record will not necessitate any other 

changes to the current case schedule, which next presents a case management conference on July 8, 

2016;

NOW THEREFORE, by and through their undersigned counsel, the parties do hereby 

stipulate as follows:

1. The date for lodging the administrative records in this action, currently set for June 27, 

2016 (ECF 50), shall be extended to July 7, 2016, and any motion to extend that deadline 

further shall be filed by June 24, 2016.

2. The date for motions regarding disputes over the contents of the administrative records, 

currently set for July 11 (ECF 51), shall be extended to July 25, 2016.

DATED: June 17, 2016 JEANNE SCHERER

LUCILLE Y. BACA

DEREK S. VAN HOFTEN

STACY LAU

BRANDON WALKER

By: /s/ Derek S. van Hoften _________________

Attorneys for Defendants

CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF TRANSP.; 

MALCOLM DOUGHERTY

DATED: June 17, 2016 COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP

By: /s/ Philip L. Gregory

PHILIP L. GREGORY

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: June 17, 2016 JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

By: /s/ David B. Glazer

DAVID B. GLAZER

Attorney for Federal Defendants

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

Pursuant to stipulation of the parties, the case schedule in this matter is hereby amended as 

follows:

1. The administrative records in this action shall be lodged by July 7, 2016, and any motions to 

extend that deadline shall be filed by June 24, 2016.

2. Any motions regarding disputes over the contents of the administrative records shall be filed 

by July 25, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________ _______________________________

HON. JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

3. In light of the pending motion to dismiss, the Court continues the case management conference from 

July 8, 2016 to August 12, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. A joint case management statement shall be due by 

August 5, 2016. If any party believes a ruling on the motion would facilitate settlement discussions, that party shall file a notice to that effect by July 1, 2016. June 20, 2016

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