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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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KEVIN V. RYAN

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

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIGE

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 06-5159 SC

STIPULATED REQUEST TO STAY

THE CASE 

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Baykeeper, Humboldt Baykeeper, Ecological Rights Foundation,

and Communities for a Better Environment commenced this case by filing a complaint on

August 23, 2006 alleging that certain actions taken by EPA with regard to the SIP submitted by

the State of California pursuant to requirements under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.

§ 1313(c)(2)(A), violated the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706. Compl. ¶¶ 35-40. 

Plaintiffs also alleged that certain actions not taken by EPA with regard to the SIP constituted a

constructive approval of portions of the SIP and violated the Administrative Procedure Act, 5

U.S.C. § 706. Id. ¶¶ 41-44;

WHEREAS, EPA answered the complaint on October 23, 2006;

WHEREAS, the parties meet on October 19, 2006 to discuss, inter alia, settlement of this

case;

WHEREAS, based on the October 19th meeting and subsequent discussions, the parties

wish to stay all litigation deadlines for 60 days to allow time for additional settlement

discussions;

WHEREAS, the following case management deadlines have been set by the Court:

• November 27, 2006 – File Case Management Conference Statement

• December 1, 2006 – Case Management Conference at 10:00am

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties have agreed to stay this case as indicated below and

request that the Court issue an order as follows:

1. All pending deadlines in this case are stayed for 60 days and the Case

Management Conference and all currently set filing deadlines shall be taken off-calendar and

rescheduled.

2. The parties agree that the next settlement meeting will occur on or before

December 14, 2006;

3. The parties will submit a status report on January 17, 2006 informing the Court as

to the progress of settlement discussions.

4. Following receipt of the parties’ status report, the Court will reset the Case

Management Conference and all filing deadlines set in the Court’s Order Setting Initial Case

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/ As the filing attorney, I, Lily N. Chinn, attest that Plaintiffs’ attorney, Christopher

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

electronically file this stipulated motion on his behalf.

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Management Conference and ADR Deadlines.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: November 14, 2006

FOR PLAINTIFFS: /s/ Christopher Sproul 

CHRISTOPHER SPROUL

Environmental Advocates

5135 Anza Street

San Francisco, CA 94121

FOR DEFENDANTS: KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

 /s/ Lily N. Chinn1

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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. SAMUEL CONTI

United States District Court

11/15/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On November 14, 2006, a true and correct copy of the foregoing stipulation was served

electronically via the Court’s e-filing system to Counsel of Record.

 

 /s/ Lily N. Chinn 

LILY N. CHINN

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