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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys’ Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

IGNACIA S. MORENO, Assistant Attorney General 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

LESLIE M. HILL, Trial Attorney 

MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, Trial Attorney 

U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Environmental Defense Section 

P.O. Box 23986 

Washington, DC 20044-3986 

Tel.: (202) 514-0375; Fax: (202) 514-8865 

leslie.hill@usdoj.gov; michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MICHAEL E. WALL (Cal. Bar No. 170238) 

Natural Resources Defense Council 

111 Sutter Street, 20th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel.: (415) 875-6100; Fax: (415) 875-6161 

mwall@nrdc.org 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, Natural Resources 

Defense Council, and San Francisco Baykeeper 

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.,

Attorney General of California 

CHRISTIANA TIEDEMANN,

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

TARA MUELLER, Deputy Attorney General 

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612-0550 

Tel: (510) 622-2218; Fax: (510) 622-2270 

chris.tiedemann@doj.ca.gov; tara.mueller@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Plaintiff-Intervenor California Regional Water 

Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page] 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ARC ECOLOGY, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

and 

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER 

QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, SAN 

FRANCISCO BAY REGION, 

 Plaintiff-Intervenor

v. 

UNITED STATES MARITIME 

ADMINISTRATION, et al., 

Defendants.

2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING 

DEADLINE FOR MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

Judge: Hon. Garland E.Burrell, Jr. 

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys’ Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

WHEREAS the parties have reached a settlement agreement, which is before the 

court as a proposed consent decree, that, if approved, will eliminate the need for a trial on 

remedy; and 

WHEREAS the proposed consent decree identifies Plaintiffs as “prevailing parties” 

within the meaning of 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d), and, with respect to the Environmental 

Plaintiffs, 42 U.S.C. § 6972(e); and 

WHEREAS the proposed consent decree states that the parties will attempt to 

resolve any claims to attorneys’ fees through negotiation; and 

WHEREAS Civil Local Rule 54-292(b) provides that a bill of costs must be filed by 

the prevailing party within 14 days after entry of judgment; and 

WHEREAS Civil Local Rule 54-293(a) provides that a motion for an award of 

attorneys’ fees must be filed within 28 days after entry of judgment; and 

WHEREAS the parties believe that additional time is necessary to negotiate 

attorneys’ fees and complete any necessary approval processes if an agreement is reached; 

 THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate and agree that Plaintiffs shall 

have 56 days from the entry of the [Proposed] Consent Decree to file a bill of costs under 

Civil Local Rule 54-292 and to file a motion for attorneys’ fees under Civil Local Rule 

54-293 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2)(B), and request that the Court grant 

such extension. 

Respectfully submitted, 

For Defendants: 

Dated: April 9, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney for the 

Eastern District of California 

TODD A. PICKLES 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

 501 I Street, suite 10-100 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 Telephone: (916) 554-2766 

 Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys’ Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 

IGNACIA S. MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

/s/ Michelle Lambert (as authorized 4/08/10)

MICHELLE LAMBERT 

LESLIE M. HILL 

Trial Attorneys 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

Environmental Defense Section 

P.O. Box 23986 

Washington, DC 20044-3986 

Telephone: (202) 514-0375 

Facsimile : (202) 514-8865 

E-Mail: leslie.hill@usdoj.gov 

Of Counsel: 

Denise R. Krepp 

Paul M. Geier 

Rand Pixa 

Jay R. Gordon 

Lane H. Nemirow 

Michaela E. Noble 

For Plaintiffs 

Dated: April 9, 2010 ____/s/ Michael E. Wall___

MICHAEL E. WALL (SBN 170238) 

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 

 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94104 

 Telephone: (415) 875-875-6100 

 Facsimile : (415) 875-6161 

 E-Mail: mwall@nrdc.org 

 THOMAS CMAR (pro hac vice) 

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE 

COUNCIL 

12 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2250 

Chicago, IL 60606-9997 

Telephone: (312) 651-7906 

Facsimile: (312) 651-7919 

E-Mail: tcmar@nrdc.org 

 SCOTT ALLEN (SBN 178925) 

LARIVIERE, GRUBMAN & PAYNE 

19 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 

Monterey, CA 93940 

Tel.: (831) 649-7531; Fax: (831) 649-8835 

E-Mail: sallen@lgpatlaw.com 

DAVID A. NICHOLAS (pro hac vice) 

 20 Whitney Road 

 Newton, MA 02460 

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 Telephone: (617) 964-1548 

 Facsimile: (617) 663-6233 

 E-Mail: dnicholas@verizon.net 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, San Francisco 

Baykeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council 

For Plaintiff-Intervenor: 

Dated: April 9, 2010 EDMUND G. BROWN JR. 

Attorney General of California 

/s/ Christiana Tiedemann (as authorized 

4/8/10) 

CHRISTIANA TIEDEMANN (SBN 105299) 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

TARA L. MUELLER (SBN 161536) 

Deputy Attorneys General 

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor 

P. O. Box 70550 

Oakland, CA 94612-0550 

Telephone: (510) 622-2136 (Mueller); 

 (510) 622-2218 (Tiedemann) 

Facsimile: (510) 622-2270 

E-mail: chris.tiedemann@doj.ca.gov; 

tara.mueller@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Proposed Intervenor the California 

Regional Water Quality Control Board, San 

Francisco Bay Region 

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 14, 2010 

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