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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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TRENT W. ORR, State Bar No. 77656 

1025 Treat Avenue 

San Francisco, CA 94110 

Tel (415) 648-1680 / Fax (510) 550-6749 

torr@earthjustice.org 

GREGORY C. LOARIE, State Bar No. 215859 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Tel (510) 550-6725 / Fax (510) 550-6749 

gloarie@earthjustice.org 

TIMOTHY J. PRESO, Pro Hac Vice

Earthjustice 

209 S. Willson Avenue 

Bozeman, MT 59718 

Tel (406) 586-9699 / Fax (406) 586-9695 

tpreso@earthjustice.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

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PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

ex rel. BILL LOCKYER, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL, 

 Plaintiff-Intervenor 

 vs. 

MIKE JOHANNS, et al., 

 Defendants. 

AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER 

ASSOCIATION, et al.

 Defendant-Intervenors. 

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Case No. C 04-4512 PJH 

JOINT STIPULATION AND MOTION 

REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM FOR 

FEES AND COSTS 

AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY BRIEFING 

TO ALLOW SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS 

JOINT STIPULATION AND MOTION REGARDING 

PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM FOR FEES AND COSTS — C-04-4512 PJH 

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 To facilitate settlement discussions regarding plaintiffs’ claim for attorneys’ fees and costs in 

this case, plaintiffs Defenders of Wildlife, et al., (“Plaintiffs”) and defendants Mike Johanns, 

Secretary of Agriculture, et al., (“Defendants”) jointly move this Court to stay briefing on Plaintiffs’ 

motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs for 60 days. In support of this motion, Plaintiffs 

and Defendants stipulate as follows: 

 1. Concurrently with this joint motion and stipulation, Plaintiffs have filed an 

application for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs for work performed from the inception of this 

case in 2004 through this Court’s entry of judgment in 2007. Plaintiffs’ motion will be 

supplemented as appropriate to account for any future litigation in this case. 

 2. Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that briefing and argument on Plaintiffs’ claim for 

fees and costs may be unnecessary in light of the parties’ intent to attempt to settle Plaintiffs’ claim. 

 3. Accordingly, Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that further proceedings on Plaintiffs’ 

motion for an award of fees and costs, including the filing of memoranda and evidentiary and other 

materials supporting that motion, should be deferred for 60 days. At that time, Plaintiffs and 

Defendants will either jointly propose a briefing schedule to address Plaintiffs’ motion for fees and 

costs, or the parties shall otherwise apprise this Court of the status of Plaintiffs’ motion and any 

request for action by this Court. 

 Based on the joint stipulation set forth above, the parties respectfully request that this Court 

stay briefing and argument on Plaintiffs’ concurrently filed motion for an award of attorneys’ fees 

and costs for 60 days from the date of the Court’s order granting such stay. 

 Respectfully submitted this 7th day of February, 2008, 

/s/ Trent W. Orr___________ TRENT W. ORR 

GREGORY C. LOARIE 

TIMOTHY J. PRESO 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND MOTION REGARDING 

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RONALD J. TENPAS 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

/s/ Cynthia S. Huber (authorized 2/4/08)

CYNTHIA S. HUBER 

Senior Attorney 

Natural Resources Section 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, DC 20044-0663 

Telephone: 202-514-5273 

Facsimile: 202-305-0274 

cynthia.huber@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 

 ____________________________________ 

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON 

United States District Judge 

JOINT STIPULATION AND MOTION REGARDING 

PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM FOR FEES AND COSTS — C-04-4512 PJH 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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