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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS Case No. 3:14-CV-03803-TEH 1 

Michael R. Lozeau (State Bar No. 142893) 

Richard T. Drury (State Bar No. 163559) 

Douglas J. Chermak (State Bar No. 233382) 

LOZEAU DRURY LLP 

410 12th St., Suite 250 

Oakland, CA 94607 

Tel: (510) 836-4200 

Fax: (510) 836-4205 (fax) 

E-mail: michael@lozeaudrury.com 

 richard@lozeaudrury.com 

 doug@lozeaudrury.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

RENEWED EFFORTS OF NEIGHBORS 

AGAINST LANDFILL EXPANSION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RENEWED EFFORTS OF NEIGHBORS 

AGAINST LANDFILL EXPANSION, an 

unincorporated association,

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF SONOMA, a political 

subdivision of the State of California; 

SONOMA COMPOST COMPANY, a 

corporation; SONOMA COUNTY WASTE 

MANAGEMENT AGENCY, a public 

agency,

 Defendants. 

Case No. 3:14-CV-03804-TEH 

STIPULATION TO DISMISS 

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS WITH 

PREJUDICE AGAINST DEFENDANT 

SONOMA COMPOST COMPANY; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS WITH 

PREJUDICE AGAINST SONOMA 

COMPOST COMPANY 

[FRCP 41(a)(2)] 

WHEREAS, on June 17, 2014, Plaintiff Renewed Efforts of Neighbors Against Landfill 

Expansion (“RENALE”) provided Defendants County of Sonoma (“Sonoma”), Sonoma Compost 

Company (“Sonoma Compost”), and Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (“SCWMA”) 

with a Notice of Violations and Intent to File Suit (“Notice”) under Clean Water Act § 505, 33 

U.S.C. § 1365. 

WHEREAS, on August 21, 2014, RENALE filed its Complaint against Defendants in this 

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Court, Renewed Efforts of Neighbors Against Landfill Expansion v. County of Sonoma, Sonoma 

Compost Company, and Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, Case No. 3:14-cv-03804-TEH. 

Said Complaint incorporates by reference all of the allegations contained in RENALE’s Notice.

WHEREAS, on July 21, 2015, the Court dismissed RENALE’s action with respect to 

Defendants Sonoma and SCWMA only. 

WHEREAS, RENALE and Sonoma Compost (the “settling parties”), through their 

authorized representatives and without either adjudication of RENALE’s claims or admission by 

Sonoma Compost of any alleged violation or other wrongdoing, have chosen to resolve in full by 

way of settlement the allegations of RENALE as set forth in the Notice and Complaint, thereby 

avoiding the costs and uncertainties of further litigation. A copy of the Settlement Agreement and 

Mutual Release of Claims (“Settlement Agreement”) entered into by and between RENALE and 

Sonoma Compost is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference. 

WHEREAS, the settling parties submitted the Settlement Agreement via certified mail, 

return receipt requested, to the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice and the 45-day review 

period set forth at 40 C.F.R. § 135.5 has completed. The federal agencies have submitted 

correspondence to the Court indicating that they have no objection to the terms of the Settlement 

Agreement. 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between the 

settling parties that RENALE’s claims as to Sonoma Compost, as set forth in the Notice and 

Complaint, be dismissed with prejudice. The settling parties respectfully request an order from this 

Court dismissing such claims. In accordance with Paragraphs 2 and 15 of the Settlement Agreement, 

the settling parties also request that this Court maintain jurisdiction over the settling parties through 

the later of the 15th day after Sonoma County provides written notification to RENALE that Sonoma 

Compost surrendered to SCWMA the possession of the Compost Facility in the manner 

described in Paragraph 4.b of the Settlement Agreement, or through the completion of any payment 

required by the Settlement Agreement, for the sole purpose of resolving any disputes between the 

parties with respect to enforcement of any provision of the Settlement Agreement. 

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Dated: September 22, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

 LOZEAU DRURY LLP 

 

 By: _/s/ Douglas J. Chermak________________ Douglas J. Chermak Attorneys for Plaintiff 

RENEWED EFFORTS OF NEIGHBORS AGAINST 

LANDFILL EXPANSION 

 

Dated: September 22, 2015 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

By: /s/ Nicole E. Granquist (as authorized on 

9/22/15)

NICOLE E. GRANQUIST 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SONOMA COMPOST COMPANY 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Good cause appearing, and the parties having stipulated and agreed, 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Renewed Efforts of Neighbors Against Landfill 

Expansion’s claims against Defendant Sonoma Compost Company as set forth in the Notice and 

Complaint filed in Case No. 3:14-cv-03803-TEH, are hereby dismissed with prejudice pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction over Renewed Efforts of 

Neighbors Against Landfill Expansion and Sonoma Compost Company through the later of the 15th 

day after Sonoma County provides written notification to RENALE that Sonoma Compost 

surrendered to SCWMA the possession of the Compost Facility in the manner described in 

Paragraph 4.b of the Settlement Agreement, or through the completion of any payment required by 

the Settlement Agreement, which is attached to the Stipulation to Dismiss as Exhibit 1, which 

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Settlement Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________, 2015 

 _________________________________________ 

 Hon. Thelton E. Henderson 

 United States District Judge 

09/23

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Thelton E. Henderson

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