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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:0701 Maritime Subsidy Board

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SECOND JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL STATUS REPORTAND ORDER [PROPOSED] C-03-4350 -1-

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J. MARTIN WAGNER (Cal. Bar No. 190049) 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 6th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Tel: (510) 550-6700 

Fax: (510) 550-6740 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

CHARLES R. SHOCKEY (D.C. Bar No. 914879) 

U.S. Department of Justice 

501 “I” Street, Suite 9-700 

Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 

Tel: (916) 930-2203 

Fax: (916) 930-2210 

Counsel for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

OKINAWA DUGONG (Dugong Dugon), 

et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

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DONALD H. RUMSFELD, et al., 

 Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. C-03-4350 (MHP) 

Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel 

Courtroom 15 

April 24, 2006 

3:00 p.m. 

SECOND JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL 

STATUS REPORT AND ORDER 

[PROPOSED] 

Pursuant to the court’s Civil Pretrial Minute Order entered on November 28, 2005, the 

parties file this Second Supplemental Joint Status Report and Proposed Order in advance of the 

status conference scheduled for Monday, April 24, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. The following 

developments have occurred since the court’s November 28 minute order. 

 1. On December 15, 2005, the defendants filed a Notice of Production of Additional 

Documents (Doc. 61). As indicated in that Notice, the defendants on that date provided the 

plaintiffs with 249 documents regarding the Special Action Committee on Okinawa Final Report 

and with 271 additional documents regarding the 1997 Operational Requirements document. 

 2. In the Joint Supplemental Status Report filed on November 21, 2005 (Doc. 59), 

the defendants referred to an October 29, 2005 document entitled “Security Consultative 

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Committee Document, U.S.-Japan Alliance: Transformation and Realignment for the Future” 

(SCC Document), which the parties attached as Exhibit 1. The defendants advised the court and 

the plaintiffs that the SCC Document report contained interim findings and recommendations 

reflecting the views of senior officials of the two governments, but that no final decision had 

been reached. The defendants also advised that the SCC Document was subject to further review 

at least through March 2006, including further environmental, engineering, and operational 

review and coordination with local communities in Japan and Okinawa during the next several 

months. 

 3. To inform the court and the plaintiffs regarding the current status of negotiations 

between the United States Government and the Government of Japan (GOJ) concerning the SCC 

Document, the defendants provide the statement dated April 4, 2006, from Mr. John Hill, 

Director for Northeast Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense (attached as Exhibit 1). As 

reflected in Mr. Hill’s statement, the two governments have not reached a final agreement. The 

Government of Japan has continued to consult with local communities regarding the October 29 

SCC plan. As Mr. Hill’s statement notes, certain local Japanese officials have proposed changes 

to the proposed facility, but “[w]hether the GOJ will agree to any such adjustments remains to be 

seen. The U.S. Government (USG) is not a party to the consultations between the GOJ and the 

local communities, though we maintain contact with both sides.” 

 4. Mr. Hill further notes that, “[h]aving missed the end of March deadline, the two 

governments hope to resolve open issues on all realignment initiatives and complete agreed 

implementation plans and schedules by the end of April or early May.” The proposed relocation 

of the Futenma facility, however, “is one among many interrelated initiatives. The governments 

intend to announce implementation plans for all these initiatives as part of a single package.” 

5. In light of the additional delay that has developed in connection with the ongoing 

discussions between the USG and GOJ concerning a potential replacement facility for Futenma, 

the parties have conferred and agreed to postpone the issues of discovery and a schedule for 

potentially dispositive motions for approximately 60 days, with the expectation that the USG and 

GOJ discussions will be resolved by mid-June. 

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6. Accordingly, the parties jointly stipulate and request that the court postpone the 

scheduled April 24, 2006 status conference for approximately 60 days, until Monday, June 26, 

2006 at 3:00 p.m., with a further joint status report due on Monday, June 19, 2006. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: April 17, 2006 /s/ J. Martin Wagner 

 J. Martin Wagner (Cal. Bar No. 190049) 

 Earthjustice 

 426 17th Street, 6th Floor 

 Oakland, CA 94612 

 Tel: (510) 550-6700 

 Fax: (510) 550-6740 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Dated: April 17, 2006 /s/_Charles R. Shockey

Charles R. Shockey (D.C. Bar No. 914879) 

 U.S. Department of Justice 

 501 “I” Street, Suite 9-700 

 Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 

 Tel: (916) 930-2203 

 Fax: (916) 930-2210 

 Counsel for Defendants 

This Second Supplemental Joint Status Report is hereby adopted by the Court. The status 

conference scheduled for April 24, 2006, is hereby rescheduled for June 26, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., 

and the parties are directed to file a joint status report by June 19, 2006. 

 SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________ ________________________________________________ 

 MARILYN HALL PATEL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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