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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:7604 Clear Air Act (Emission Standards)

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SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE, Assistant Attorney General 

PAMELA TONGLAO, Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, DC 20026-3986

Telephone: (202) 305-0897

Facsimile: (202) 514-8865

KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN118321)

United States Attorney

JAMES C. CODA

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-7180

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

Attorneys for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ________________________________________

SIERRA CLUB,

Plaintiff,

v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant. ________________________________________

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No. C 06-5288 MHP

STIPULATION TO THE ENTRY OF AN

ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR

DEFENDANT UNITED STATES TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND TO

CONTINUE INITIAL DISCOVERY

AND CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiff Sierra Club and Defendant United States

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby

stipulate the entry of an order that extends by 45 days – to January 15, 2007 – the United States’

deadline for responding to Plaintiff’s Complaint. 

The parties further stipulate to the entry of an order to continue from December 11, 2006

to January 29, 2007 their deadline to file initial disclosures, to file a Case Management

Statement, and to file a Rule 26(f) Report. Last, the parties stipulate to the entry of an order to

continue from December 18, 2006 to February 5, 2007, the initial case management conference. 

The parties are currently engaged in settlement discussions and believe the additional

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Stip re Answer & CMC 

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time will be sufficient for them to determine whether this matter can be resolved amicably. No

previous requests for extensions of time have been filed. The parties believe the 45 day

extension will not adversely affect the schedule of this case. 

FOR PLAINTIFF SIERRA CLUB:

s/ Reed Zars Dated: December 1, 2006 

REED ZARS

Attorney at Law

910 Kearney Street

Laramie, WY 82070

(307) 745-7979

Fax: (307) 745-7999

rzars@lariat.org

FOR DEFENDANT EPA:

s/ Pamela S. Tonglao Dated: December 1, 2006

PAMELA S. TONGLAO

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

(202) 305-0897

Fax: (202) 514-8865

pamela.tonglao@usdoj.gov

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

___________________ ______________________________________

DATED UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

12/5/06

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing STIPULATION TO THE

ENTRY OF AN ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANT UNITED STATES TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND TO CONTINUE INITIAL DISCOVERY AND CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by

operation of the Court’s electronic filing system to all parties indicated on the electronic filing

receipt. 

December 1, 2006 s/ Pamela S. Tonglao

Pamela S. Tonglao

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