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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING HEARING DATE FOR MOTIONS TO DISMISS -1-

SOMACH, SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

STUART L. SOMACH, ESQ. (SBN 090959) 

ANDREW M. HITCHINGS, ESQ. (SBN 154554) 

JACQUELINE L. McDONALD, ESQ. (SBN 226803) 

813 Sixth Street, Third Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 446-7979 

Facsimile: (916) 446-8199 

Email: Ahitchings@lawssd.com

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant 

GLENN-COLUSA IRRIGATION DISTRICT 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Fresno Division 

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE 

COUNCIL, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

KIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, et al.,

Defendants. 

SAN LUIS & DELTA MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY; WESTLANDS WATER 

DISTRICT; CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU 

FEDERATION; GLENN-COLUSA 

IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al.; CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES; and 

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS, 

Defendant-Intervenors. 

Case No. C-05-01207 OWW-NEW (TAG) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING HEARING DATE FOR 

MOTIONS TO DISMISS 

Date: December 10, 2007 

Tim: 10:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 3 

Judge: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger 

WHEREAS, on December 3, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., this Court is currently scheduled to hear 

two separate Motions to Dismiss brought by the following parties: Defendants-Intervenors San 

Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority, Westlands Water District, California Farm Bureau 

Federation, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, et al. (collectively, “Defendants-Intervenors”), filed 

October 1, 2007 (Docket No. 503); and Defendant-Intervenor State Water Contractors (“SWC”), 

also filed October 1, 2007 (Docket No. 502). 

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WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to continue the hearing date for both Motions to 

Dismiss so that both motions will now be heard on December 10, 2007. 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among the parties, through their 

respective counsel, that the hearing on Defendants-Intervenors’ Motion to Dismiss and SWC’s 

Motion to Dismiss, both currently set for December 3, 2007, be continued to Monday, 

December 10, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. 

SOMACH, SIMMONS & DUNN 

A Professional Corporation 

DATED: October 15, 2007 By 

Andrew M. Hitchings 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors 

GLENN-COLUSA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al.

KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD 

A Professional Corporation 

DATED: October 15, 2007 By /s/ Daniel J. O’Hanlon (as authorized on 10/10/07)

Daniel J. O’Hanlon 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY and WESTLANDS WATER 

DISTRICT 

CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION 

DATED: October 15, 2007 By /s/ Christian C. Scheuring (as authorized on 10/10/07)

Christian C. Scheuring 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor 

CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION 

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 

DATED: October 15, 2007 By /s/ Gregory K. Wilkinson (as authorized on 10/10/07)

Gregory K. Wilkinson 

Steven M. Anderson 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor 

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING HEARING DATE FOR MOTIONS TO DISMISS -3-

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR. 

Attorney General of the State of California 

MARY E. HACKENBRACHT 

Senior Assistant Attorney General 

DATED: October 15, 2007 By /s/ Clifford T. Lee (as authorized on 10/10/07)

CLIFFORD T. LEE 

Deputy Attorney General 

DEBORAH A. WORDHAM 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER 

RESOURCES 

RONALD J. TENPAS, 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief 

DATED: October 15, 2007 By /s/ James A. Maysonett (as authorized on 10/15/07)

JAMES A. MAYSONETT, Trial Attorney 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section 

P.O. Box 7369 

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 

Telephone: (202) 305-0216 

Facsimile: (202) 305-0275 

James.a.maysonett@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

DATED: October 15, 2007 By /s/ Trent W. Orr (as authorized on 10/10/07)

TRENT W. ORR 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

HAMILTON CANDEE 

KATHERINE S. POOLE 

Attorneys for Plaintiff NRDC 

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ORDER

The Court, having read and considered the foregoing Stipulation, hereby approves the 

continuance of the Motion to Dismiss of Defendants-Intervenors San Luis & Delta Mendota 

Water Authority, Westlands Water District, California Farm Bureau Federation, Glenn-Colusa 

Irrigation District, et al., and the Motion to Dismiss of Defendant-Intervenor State Water 

Contractors, to Monday, December 10, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 16, 2007 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

United States District Judge 

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