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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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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

Acting United States Attorney

CHARLES M. O’CONNER (CA State Bar No. 56320)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Ave., 10th Floor

San Francisco, California 94102

Tel: (415) 436-7180

MATTHEW J. MCKEOWN

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

LILY N. CHINN (CA State Bar No. 203173)

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Tel: (202) 514-0135

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Email: lily.chinn@usdoj.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

BAYKEEPER, HUMBOLDT

BAYKEEPER, ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS

FOUNDATION, and COMMUNITIES FOR

A BETTER ENVIRONMENT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY, STEPHEN L.

JOHNSON, as Administrator of the United

States Environmental Protection Agency,

WAYNE NASTRI, as Regional

Administrator of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9,

Defendants.

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Case No. C 06-5611 CRB

JOINT STIPULATION

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Plaintiffs Baykeeper, Humboldt Baykeeper, Ecological Rights Foundation, and

Communities for a Better Environment and Defendants Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator of the

United States Environmental Protection Agency; and Wayne Nastri, Regional Administrator,

EPA Region IX, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (collectively “EPA”)

hereby file this joint stipulation:

WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation of the Parties, the Court by Order dated December 6,

2006 established a briefing schedule on the Plaintiffs’ currently pending Motion for Summary

Judgment, Defendants’ currently pending Counter-Motion for Summary Judgment, and

Plaintiffs’ to be filed Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint.

WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation of the Parties, the Court by Order dated January 9,

2007 stayed all further litigation until March 16, 2007 and vacated all pending deadlines in this

case to allow time for settlement discussions.

WHEREAS, the parties have been engaged in active settlement discussion since last fall. 

The parties have exchanged several versions of written settlement proposals and met in person on

October 19, 2006 and again on December 14, 2006 to discuss settlement of this case. 

WHEREAS, the parties attended a mediation on March 22, 2007 to further discuss the

possibility of settlement as part this Court’s required ADR mediation process and made

significant progress towards settlement of this case. 

WHEREAS, the parties request that this case be stayed an additional 30 days to allow the

parties to complete settlement negotiations and obtain all necessary approvals.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties have agreed and request that the Court issue an order as

follows:

1. This stipulation shall serve in lieu of the status report referred to in this Court’s

March 20, 2007 order;

2. All further litigation in this case is stayed until May 11, 2007.

3. The parties shall submit a joint status report no later than May 14, 2007 informing

the Court as to the progress of settlement discussions and recommendations regarding how this

case should proceed.

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/ As the filing attorney, I, Christopher Sproul, attest that Defendants’ attorney, Lily Chinn,

finds the contents of this filed document acceptable and has given me permission to

electronically file this stipulated motion on her behalf.

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Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 11, 2007

FOR PLAINTIFFS: /s/ Christopher Sproul1/ 

CHRISTOPHER SPROUL

Environmental Advocates

5135 Anza Street

San Francisco, CA 94121

FOR DEFENDANTS: SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

Acting United States Attorney

MATTHEW J. MCKEOWN

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

 /s/ Lily N. Chinn 

LILY N. CHINN 

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

It is so ordered.

DATED: ___________________ ___________________________________

HON. CHARLES BREYER

United States District Court

April 13, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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