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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys’ Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

IGNACIA S. MORENO, Assistant Attorney General 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

LESLIE M. HILL, Trial Attorney 

MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, Trial Attorney 

U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Environmental Defense Section 

P.O. Box 23986 

Washington, DC 20044-3986 

Tel.: (202) 514-0375; Fax: (202) 514-8865 

leslie.hill@usdoj.gov; michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MICHAEL E. WALL (Cal. Bar No. 170238) 

Natural Resources Defense Council 

111 Sutter Street, 20th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel.: (415) 875-6100; Fax: (415) 875-6161 

mwall@nrdc.org 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, Natural Resources 

Defense Council, and San Francisco Baykeeper 

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.,

Attorney General of California 

CHRISTIANA TIEDEMANN,

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

TARA MUELLER, Deputy Attorney General 

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612-0550 

Tel: (510) 622-2218; Fax: (510) 622-2270 

chris.tiedemann@doj.ca.gov; tara.mueller@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Plaintiff-Intervenor California Regional Water 

Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page] 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ARC ECOLOGY, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

and 

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER 

QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, SAN 

FRANCISCO BAY REGION, 

 Plaintiff-Intervenor

v. 

UNITED STATES MARITIME 

ADMINISTRATION, et al., 

Defendants.

2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING 

DEADLINE FOR MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

Judge: Hon. Garland E.Burrell, Jr. 

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys’ Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

WHEREAS on April 14, 2010, the Court entered a consent decree in this litigation 

that eliminates the need for a trial on remedy and designates all Plaintiffs as “prevailing 

parties” within the meaning of 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d), and Environmental Plaintiffs as 

“prevailing parties” within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 6972(e); and 

WHEREAS the proposed consent decree states that the parties will attempt to 

resolve any claims to attorneys’ fees through negotiation; and 

WHEREAS on April 14, 2010, pursuant to a stipulation by the parties, the Court 

extended the deadline for Plaintiffs to file a bill of costs and a motion for attorneys’ fees to 

facilitate the parties’ attempt to resolve any claims to attorneys’ fees and costs through 

negotiation; 

WHEREAS, the current extension of time to file a bill of costs and a motion for 

attorneys’ fees will run on June 9, 2010; 

WHEREAS the parties are in active negotiations to attempt to settle the matter of 

attorneys’ fees and costs, and believe that additional time is necessary and will be useful 

to reach a settlement and to obtain necessary approvals if they reach an agreement; 

THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate and agree that Plaintiffs shall 

have until July 28, 2010 to file a bill of costs under Civil Local Rule 54-292 and to file a 

motion for attorneys’ fees under Civil Local Rule 54-293 and Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 54(d)(2)(B), and request that the Court grant such extension. 

Respectfully submitted, 

For Defendants: 

Dated: May 26, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney for the 

Eastern District of California 

TODD A. PICKLES 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

 501 I Street, suite 10-100 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 Telephone: (916) 554-2766 

 Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys’ Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

IGNACIA S. MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

/s/ Michelle R. Lambert_________

MICHELLE LAMBERT 

LESLIE M. HILL 

Trial Attorneys 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

Environmental Defense Section 

P.O. Box 23986 

Washington, DC 20044-3986 

Telephone: (202) 616-7501 

Facsimile: (202) 514-8865 

E-Mail: michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov 

Of Counsel: 

Denise R. Krepp 

Paul M. Geier 

Rand Pixa 

Jay R. Gordon 

Lane H. Nemirow 

Michaela E. Noble 

For Plaintiffs 

Dated: May 26, 2010 /s/ Michael E. Wall (as authorized 5/26/2010) 

MICHAEL E. WALL (SBN 170238) 

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 

 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94104 

 Telephone: (415) 875-875-6100 

 Facsimile: (415) 875-6161 

 E-Mail: mwall@nrdc.org 

 THOMAS CMAR (pro hac vice) 

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE 

COUNCIL 

12 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2250 

Chicago, IL 60606-9997 

Telephone: (312) 651-7906 

Facsimile: (312) 651-7919 

E-Mail: tcmar@nrdc.org 

 

 SCOTT ALLEN (SBN 178925) 

LARIVIERE, GRUBMAN & PAYNE 

19 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 

Monterey, CA 93940 

Tel.: (831) 649-7531; Fax: (831) 649-8835 

E-Mail: sallen@lgpatlaw.com 

DAVID A. NICHOLAS (pro hac vice) 

 20 Whitney Road 

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys’ Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

 Newton, MA 02460 

 Telephone: (617) 964-1548 

 Facsimile: (617) 663-6233 

 E-Mail: dnicholas@verizon.net 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, San Francisco 

Baykeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council 

For Plaintiff-Intervenor: 

Dated: May 26, 2010 EDMUND G. BROWN JR. 

Attorney General of California 

/s/ Christiana Tiedemann (as authorized 5/26/2010)

CHRISTIANA TIEDEMANN (SBN 105299) 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

TARA L. MUELLER (SBN 161536) 

Deputy Attorneys General 

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor 

P. O. Box 70550 

Oakland, CA 94612-0550 

Telephone: (510) 622-2136 (Mueller); 

 (510) 622-2218 (Tiedemann) 

Facsimile: (510) 622-2270 

E-mail: chris.tiedemann@doj.ca.gov; 

tara.mueller@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Intervenor the California 

Regional Water Quality Control Board, San 

Francisco Bay Region 

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated May 26, 2010 

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