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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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28 1/ Stephen L. Johnson is automatically substituted for his predecessor in office, pursuant

to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1).

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

MARK A. RIGAU (SBN 223610)

Trial Attorney

Environmental Defense Section

U.S. Department of Justice

San Francisco, CA, 94105

Telephone: (415) 744-6487

Fax: (415) 744-6476

E-mail: mark.rigau@usdoj.gov

(Additional Counsel Listed at End)

Attorneys for the United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION )

INFORMATION CENTER, )

) No. C 01-2821 MHP

Plaintiff, )

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) STIPULATION

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PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY, a ) 

Delaware corporation; SCOTIA )

PACIFIC COMPANY LLC, a Delaware ) Date: October 3, 2006

corporation; ENVIRONMENTAL ) Time: 9:00 a.m.

PROTECTION AGENCY; and ) Ctrm: 6

STEPHEN L. JOHNSON, ) Judge: Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel

Administrator 1

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Defendants. )

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-12, Plaintiff, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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INFORMATION CENTER (“EPIC”); Defendants, PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY and

SCOTIA PACIFIC COMPANY LLC (“PALCO”); and the UNITED STATES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and its Administrator, STEPHEN L.

JOHNSON (“EPA”) (collectively, the “Parties”), have agreed to enter into this stipulation; 

WHEREAS the briefing on the EPIC and PALCO’s cross-motions for summary

judgment has been completed;

WHEREAS on September 8, 2006, EPIC filed a Reply to PALCO’s cross-motion,

Docket No. 301, which led to PALCO filing a Motion to Strike EPIC’s Reply, Docket No. 302,

and further filings. See Docket Nos. 303, 304 and 306 to 309; 

WHEREAS the Parties have conferred on EPA’s request to submit to the Court a copy of

a Motion of the United States, as Amicus Curiae, To Clarify The [Ninth Circuit’s August 10,

2006 Opinion], filed by the United States in Northern California River Watch v. City of

Healdsburg, Case No. 04-15442 (9th Cir.) (“Amicus Brief”), and that the Court take judicial

notice thereof;

WHEREAS PALCO does not believe that by entering into this stipulation it is taking a

position inconsistent with its Motion to Strike as the government is requesting permission to file; 

WHEREAS the Parties have agreed that a stipulation to allow EPA to file the Amicus

Brief would relieve the Court of the burden associated with briefing on this request; 

WHEREAS the Parties have agreed that by entering into this stipulation, EPIC and

PALCO do not stipulate to the content of the position taken by the United States in the Amicus

Brief, do not waive any rights or arguments concerning the interpretation of the recent Supreme

Court decision in Rapanos v. United States/Carabell v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 126 S. Ct.

2208 (2006), and reserve the right to present argument at the hearing on the cross-motions.

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THEREFORE, the Parties agree and stipulate, subject to the Court’s approval, as follows:

1. EPA may submit a copy of the Amicus Brief (copy attached as Exhibit A) with

attachment – the opposition brief of the United States in Hubenka v. United States, on petition

for writ of certiorari to the Tenth Circuit (S. Ct. No. 05-11337); and

2. EPA requests that the Court take judicial notice of the Amicus Brief and

attachment referenced in Paragraph 1 above. See e.g. Fed. R. Evid. 201(b) (court may take

judicial notice of a fact that is not reasonably in dispute); Nugget Hydroelectric, LP v. Pacific

Gas & Elec. Co., 91 F.2d 429, 435 (9th Cir. 1992) (judicial notice of reports, records, orders and

decisions by administrative agencies an courts is proper); 28 U.S.C. § 1733(a) (government

records and documents are admissible into evidence to prove the act, transaction, or occurrence

of the matters contained therein).

Respectfully submitted this 21st day of September, 2006.

Of Counsel

RICHARD WITT

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of General Counsel

Ariel Rios Building North

Mail Code 2355A

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20460

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

 /S/ 

MARK A. RIGAU (SBN 223610)

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources

Division

Environmental Defense Section

Tel: (415) 744-6487/Fax: (415) 744-6476

E-mail: mark.rigau@usdoj.gov

KEVIN V. RYAN (SBN 118321)

United States Attorney

 JAMES A. CODA (SBN 1012669 (WI))

Assistant United States Attorney 

Northern District of California 

450 Golden Gate Ave., Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Telephone: (415) 436-6967

Facsimile: (415) 436-7234

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Attorneys for the United States 

 /S/ 

EDGAR B. WASHBURN (#34038)

CHRISTOPHER J. CARR (#184076)

ccarr@mofo.com

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street

San Francisco, California 94105-2482

Tel: 415.268.7000

Fax: 415.268.7522

Attorneys for Defendants PALCO

 /S/ 

MICHAEL R. LOZEAU (Bar. No. 142893)

1516 Oak Street, Suite 216

Alameda, California 94501

Tel: (510) 749-9102

Fax: (510) 749-9103

E-mail: mrlozeau@lozeaulaw.com

Attorney for Plaintiff EPIC

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ______________________

_______________________

Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel

Chief Judge, United States District Court 

9/22/2006

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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