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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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Stipulation Extending Briefing Schedule 

and Continuing Hearing Date Pending 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

THE OTTER PROJECT and 

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

KEN SALAZAR, ROWAN GOULD, 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES FISH 

& WILDLIFE SERVICE, 

 

 Defendants, 

CALIFORNIA SEA URCHIN 

COMMISSION, PETER HALMAY, 

HARRY LIQUORNIK, CALIFORNIA 

ABALONE ASSOCIATION, SONOMA 

COUNTY ABALONE NETWORK, 

 Intervenor-Defendants. 

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No. C 09-4610 JW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE AND CONTINUING 

HEARING DATE PENDING 

SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

 Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-12 this Stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiffs, The 

Otter Project and Environmental Defense Center, Federal Defendants, Ken Salazar, Secretary of 

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the United States Department of the Interior, Rowan Gould, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish & 

Wildlife Service, the United States Department of the Interior, and the United States Fish & 

Wildlife Service, and Intervenor-Defendants, California Sea Urchin Commission, Peter Halmay, 

Harry Liquornik, California Abalone Association, and Sonoma County Abalone Network. 

 WHEREAS, on May 20, 2010, the Court entered a Scheduling Order in this matter (Doc. 

No. 49), which set the parties cross-motions for summary judgment for hearing on November 15, 

2010, and established October 22, 2010 as the date for completion of summary judgment 

briefing; 

 WHEREAS, on June 25, 2010, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation setting a 

briefing schedule and referring the above-captioned matter for a Settlement Conference before 

Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte (Doc. No. 53), which has been set for August 26, 2010 

(Doc. No. 55); 

 WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in settlement discussions over the past month that 

have proven productive, and have exchanged two rounds of settlement proposals; 

 WHEREAS, the parties wish to continue the settlement discussions and to concentrate 

their resources on settling, rather than litigating, this matter; 

 WHEREAS, Defendants’ deadline for production of the Administrative Record is August 

16, 2010 (Doc No. 53); 

 WHEREAS, due to their focus on preparation of a comprehensive settlement proposal, 

Defendants are unable to compile the Administrative Record by August 16, 2010; 

 WHEREAS, Defendants need an extension of at least 60 days to prepare the 

Administrative Record in the event the present settlement discussion are not successful; 

 WHEREAS, all parties believe that diversion of Defendants’ resources into finalization 

of the Administrative Record would needlessly and unduly impede their settlement discussions; 

 WHEREAS, the parties believe that the briefing schedule should be extended so as not 

needlessly to divert all parties’ resources into litigation rather than settlement activities; 

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 WHEREAS, the parties agree that a 60-day extension of the production, briefing and 

hearing deadlines is appropriate; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties stipulate as follows: 

1. Defendants shall file and serve the Administrative Record on or before October 18, 2010. 

2. Plaintiffs or Intervenor-Defendants shall file any motion challenging the contents of the 

Administrative Record on or before November 12, 2010. The filing of such a motion 

shall vacate any summary-judgment briefing and hearing schedule. 

3. The parties shall file their motions for summary judgment on or before November 15, 

2010. 

4. The parties shall file oppositions to motions for summary judgment by December 6, 

2010. 

5. The parties shall file summary-judgment replies by December 20, 2010. 

6. The hearing on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, presently set for 

November 15, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., shall be continued to January 24, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. 

August 10, 2010 Respectfully Submitted, 

 

 

 /s/ Brian Segee (by LEF, as authorized 8/9/10)

Linda J. Krop (Cal. Bar. No. 118773) 

Brian Segee (Cal. Bar No. 200795) 

Environmental Defense Center 

906 Garden Street 

Santa Barbara, CA 93101 

Tel: (805) 963-1622 

Fax: (805) 962-3152 

email: bsegee@edcnet.org, lkop@edcnet.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 

 IGNACIA S. MORENO, Asst. Attorney General 

 SETH M. BARSKY, Acting Section Chief 

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 /s/ Lawson E.Fite 

 LAWSON E. FITE, Trial Attorney 

Oregon Bar No. 055573 

 U.S. Department of Justice 

 Environment & Natural Resources Division 

 Wildlife & Marine Resources Section 

 Ben Franklin Station 

 P.O. Box 7369 

 Washington, DC 20044-7369 

 Phone: (202) 305-0217 

 Fax: (202) 305-0275 

 Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov 

 

 Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

/s/ George J. Mannina, Jr. (by LEF, as authorized 

8/10) 

George J. Mannina, Jr. (D.C. Bar No. 316943) 

 Pro hac vice

 NOSSAMAN LLP 

 1666 K St., N.W., Suite 500 

 Washington, D.C. 20006 

 (202) 887-1400 

 Fax: (202) 466-3215 

 gmannina@nossaman.com 

 

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: August 17, 2010 

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