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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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U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division

90-8-6-06047

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section Telephone (202) 305-0210

P.O. Box 7369 Facsimile (202) 305-0275

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, DC 20044-7369

January 13, 2006

The Honorable Joseph C. Spero

United States Magistrate Judge

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

Re: Request to Appear by Telephone in Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens’

Associations v. Gutierrez, Civ. No. 05-3232-JCS (N.D. Cal.)

Dear Judge Spero:

This Court has set oral argument on Federal Defendants’ pending motion to transfer in

the referenced case for 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2006. The Court has also set a Case

Management Conference for this matter at that time.

Counsel for Federal Defendants respectfully requests permission to appear at the motions

hearing and case management conference by telephone. Counsel for Federal Defendants is

located in Washington, D.C. and would be required to spend two days in travel if he appears in

person for the hearing and conference. It would be difficult for counsel for Federal Defendants

to conduct such travel at this time as a result of recent emergency motions practice and pending

briefing obligations in other matters. (If, however, the Court should deny this request, counsel

for Federal Defendant will, of course, appear in person at the hearing and conference.)

Counsel for Federal Defendants has consulted with Plaintiffs’ counsel, counsel for

Defendant-Intervenors San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority and the Westlands Water

District, and counsel for the California Farm Bureau Federation. They do not oppose the

appearance of counsel for the Federal Defendants by telephone.

If the Court grants this request, counsel for Federal Defendants will make all necessary

arrangements to appear by telephone. In addition, Federal Defendants can also arrange to allow

Michael R. Sherwood, counsel for Plaintiffs, to attend the hearing by telephone on the same

conference call-in number, pursuant to his request of January 11, 2006.

Sincerely,

/s/ James A. Maysonett _______________________________

James A. Maysonett, Trial Attorney

Attorney for Federal Defendants

cc: All counsel of record (by ECF)

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Dated: January 17, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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