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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. 077656 

1025 Treat Avenue 

San Francisco, CA 94110 

torr@earthjustice.org 

Telephone: 415/648-1680 

Facsimile: 415/695-1984 

GREGORY C. LOARIE, CA Bar No. 215859 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

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

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 

MICHAEL T. LEAHY, Pro Hac Vice 

Defenders of Wildlife 

1130 17th Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20036-4604 

Tel (202) 682-9400, x. 263 / Fax (202) 682-1331 

mleahy@defenders.org 

Counsel for Plaintiffs DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, et al. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

MIKE JOHANNS, et al., 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. C 04-4512 PJH 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR 

MODIFIED ORDER ENLARGING TIME 

WITHIN WHICH TO FILE MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

and 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 WHEREAS Civil Local Rule 54-6 provides that motions for attorneys’ fees must be filed 

within 14 days of entry of judgment, unless stipulated otherwise by the parties and ordered by the 

Court, and it also provides that the parties must meet and confer before a party may file a motion for 

award of attorneys’ fees; 

WHEREAS Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2)(B) provides that, unless otherwise 

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provided by statute or order of the Court, a motion for attorneys’ fees must be filed and served no 

later than 14 days after entry of judgment; 

WHEREAS the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, is one of the 

statutes under which Plaintiffs will seek attorneys fees and costs in this case; 

WHEREAS EAJA provides that a “party seeking an award of fees and other expenses” may 

apply for them “within thirty days of final judgment in the action” (28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(B)) and 

EAJA defines “final judgment “ as “a judgment that is final and not appealable” (28 U.S.C. § 

2412(d)(2)(G)); 

WHEREAS the judgment in this case was appealed by the Federal Defendants on August 30, 

2007 (Notice of Appeal, Doc. 113); 

WHEREAS by Order of this Court filed April 10, 2007 (Doc. 105) based upon a stipulation 

between Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants (Doc. 104 (Apr. 9, 2007)), the time by which Plaintiffs 

are to bring any motion for attorneys fees and costs is “30 days after the deadline for the federal 

defendants to file a notice of appeal in this action” (Doc. 105, ¶ 3); 

WHEREAS the purpose of the stipulation between Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants that 

was the basis of the Court’s Order of April 10, 2007 was “to allow time for the case to proceed to a 

judgment that is not appealable for purposes of plaintiffs’ claim for costs and fees under the [EAJA]” 

Doc. 105, ¶ 4), which point has not been reached in this litigation by virtue of the Federal 

Defendants’ appeal; 

WHEREAS the requested enlargement of time would have no effect on the schedule for the 

case, since the merits of the case have been decided and judgment has been entered; 

WHEREAS Plaintiffs need additional time to compile a summary of fees and expenses, to 

meet and confer with Federal Defendants regarding settlement and, if necessary, to file a motion for 

attorneys’ fees and expenses; and 

WHEREAS judicial economy will be served by extending the deadline for Plaintiffs to file a 

motion for fees and costs to be the same deadline as that for filing a motion for attorney fees and 

costs under EAJA, which would allow a final determination of the appeal that could narrow or 

eliminate the basis for any such motion and that could include any claim for fees and expenses on 

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appeal in the same motion; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties stipulate and agree, subject to the approval of the Court, 

that the deadline for Plaintiffs to file a motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses under Civil Local 

Rule 54-6 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2)(B) is hereby extended to be the same 

deadline as that for filing a motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses under EAJA. Before filing a 

motion for attorneys’ fees and other expenses, Plaintiffs will meet and confer with Federal 

Defendants in a good faith attempt to settle the issue. By entering into this stipulation, Federal 

Defendants do not waive any defenses as to whether Plaintiffs are entitled to any attorneys’ fees or 

other expenses. 

DECLARATIONS 

Undersigned counsel hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the above statements are 

true and correct. 

DATED: September 20, 2007 Presented by: 

/s/ Trent W. Orr 

TRENT W. ORR 

TIMOTHY J. PRESO 

MICHAEL T. LEAHY 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Defenders of Wildlife, et al.

RONALD TENPAS 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

/s/ Cynthia S. Huber (authorized 9/20/07)

CYNTHIA S. HUBER 

Assistant Section Chief 

Natural Resources Section 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 

Telephone: 202-514-5273 

Facsimile: 202-305-0274 

cynthia.huber@usdoj.gov 

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ANDREW A. SMITH (SBN 8341 (NM)) 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

c/o United States Attorney’s Office 

P.O. Box 607 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 

Telephone No: 505- 224-1468 

Facsimile No: 505-346-7205 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Entered on this ______ day of September, 2007. 

 _______________________________________ PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON 

United States District Judge 

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24th

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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