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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 REGARDING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION — CIV-S-05-0205 MCE/GGH 1

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MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD, CA Bar No. 63702 

GREGORY C. LOARIE, CA Bar No. 215859 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

(510) 550-6725 

PATRICK GALLAGHER, CA Bar No. 146105 

Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

85 2nd Street, 4th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94109-3441 

(415) 977-5709 

ERIC E. HUBER, CO Bar No. 700024, Pro Hac Vice

Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

2260 Baseline Road, Suite 105 

Boulder, CO 80302 

(303) 449-5595 

DAVID B. EDELSON, CA Bar No. 104390 

840 Grizzly Peak Boulevard 

Berkeley, CA 94708 

(510) 527-4116 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Sierra Forest Legacy, et al. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SIERRA FOREST LEGACY, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

MARK REY, in his official capacity as Under 

Secretary of Agriculture, et al., 

 Federal Defendants, 

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR 

RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT, et al.; 

CALIFORNIA SKI INDUSTRY ASS’N; QUINCY 

LIBRARY GROUP, et al.; and CALIFORNIA 

CATTLEMEN’S ASS’N,

 Defendant-Intervenors. 

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Case No: 2:05-cv-00205-MCE-GGH 

STIPULATION AND JOINT APPLICATION 

FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME 

REGARDING MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

ORDER 

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 Plaintiffs Sierra Forest Legacy et al., Federal Defendants Mark Rey et al., DefendantIntervenors Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources & Environment et al., Defendant-Intervenors 

Quincy Library Group, et al., and Defendant-Intervenors California Cattlemen’s Association,1

 by 

their undersigned attorneys, hereby stipulate as follows: 

 WHEREAS Federal Defendants notified Plaintiffs on August 6, 2007, that the Forest Service 

intends to award timber sales implementing the Freeman Project on August 31, 2007, and that 

logging may proceed shortly thereafter; 

 WHEREAS Plaintiffs have notified Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors that they intend 

to move for a preliminary injunction to halt the Freeman Project until this case is resolved on its 

merits; 

 WHEREAS pursuant to the timeline set forth in Local Rule 78-230 a hearing on Plaintiffs’ 

motion could not be heard prior to August 31, 2007; and 

 WHEREAS Plaintiffs are advised by the Clerk of the Court that August 23, 2007, at 11:00 

a.m. is available on the Court’s calendar to hear Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction; 

 NOW THEREFORE, the parties stipulate as follows: 

 1. Plaintiffs will file their motion for preliminary injunction no later than August 10, 

2007. 

 2. Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors will file their oppositions no later than August 

17, 2007. 

 3. Plaintiffs will file their reply, if any, no later than August 21, 2007. 

 4. Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction will be scheduled for hearing on August 

23, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. Argument will be based on the briefs and no witnesses will be presented. 

Counsel may appear at the hearing by telephone. 

 

1 Plaintiffs have been unable to reach counsel for Defendant-Intervenors California Ski Industry. However, Plaintiffs’ 

motion for preliminary injunction involves a logging project in Plumas National Forest and does not affect the interests 

of the ski industry.

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DATED: August 8, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ David B. Edelson 

 DAVID B. EDELSON 

 840 Grizzly Peak Boulevard 

 Berkeley, CA 94708 

 (510) 527-4116 

 MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD 

 GREGORY C. LOARIE 

 Earthjustice 

 426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

 Oakland, CA 94612 

 Tel. (510) 550-6725 

 Fax (510) 550-6749 

 PATRICK GALLAGHER 

 Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

 85 2nd Street, 4th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94109-3441 

 (415) 977-5709 

 ERIC E. HUBER, Pro Hac Vice

 Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 105 

 Boulder, CO 80302 

 (303) 449-5595 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Sierra Forest Legacy, et al. 

RONALD J. TENPAS 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Environmental & Natural Resources Division 

WELLS D. BURGESS 

Special Counsel 

CYNTHIA HUBER 

Acting Assistant Chief 

BRIAN C. TOTH 

RACHEL A. DOUGAN 

Trial Attorneys 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, DC 20044-0663 

Tel. (202) 305-0639 

Fax (202) 305-0506 

 /s/ Barclay Samford (authorized 8/8/07)

BARCLAY SAMFORD 

Trial Attorney 

Natural Resources Section 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

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1961 Stout Street, 8th Floor 

Denver, CO 80294 

Tel.: (303) 844-1475 

Fax: (303) 844-1350 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

DAVID T. SHELLEDY 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Tel.: (916) 554-2702 

Fax: (916) 554-2900 

Counsel for Federal Defendants Mark Rey, et al. 

 /s/ Thomas R. Lundquist (authorized 8/8/07)

 THOMAS R. LUNDQUIST, Pro Hac Vice 

J. MICHAEL KLISE, Pro Hac Vice 

 STEVEN P. QUARLES 

 Crowell & Moring LLP 

 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

 Washington, DC 20004-2595 

 Tel. (202) 624-2500 

 Fax (202) 628-5116 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors 

 Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources & 

 Environment, et al. 

 /s/ Michael B. Jackson (authorized 8/8/07)

 MICHAEL B. JACKSON 

 429 West Main St. 

 P.O. Box 207 

 Quincy, CA 95971 

 Tel. (530) 283-1007 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors 

 Quincy Library Group, et al. 

 

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 /s/ William J. Thomas (authorized 8/8/07)

 WILLIAM J. THOMAS 

 Law Offices of William J. Thomas 

 1201 K. Street, Suite 1100 

 Sacramento, CA 95814-3938 

 Tel. (916) 442-1111 

 Fax (916) 448-1709 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenor 

 California Cattlemen’s Association 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 9, 2007 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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