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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE, 

and FRIENDS OF THE RIVER, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, 

GARY F. LOCKE, , as Secretary of Commerce, 

RODNEY MCINNIS, as Regional Administrator of 

the National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest 

Region, UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF 

ENGINEERS, JOHN MCHUGH1

, as Secretary of 

the Army, COLONEL WILLIAM J. LEAHY, as 

District Engineer, Sacramento District, 

 Defendants. 

Civil Case No.: 2:06-CV-02845-LKK-JFM

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF 

REFERRAL FOR SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

 

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 John McHugh and William J. Leahy are substituted for their predecessors, Pete Geren and Thomas C. 

Chapman respectively, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). 

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 Pursuant to Local Rule 143, the following stipulation is entered into between Plaintiffs South 

Yuba River Citizens League and Friends of the River, and Federal Defendants National Marine 

Fisheries Service and United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.: 

 WHEREAS, on July 8, 2010, this Court entered an Order granting in part and denying in part 

Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment as to liability, and granting in part and denying in part Federal 

Defendants' motion for summary judgment as to liability. (Doc. No. 316); 

 WHEREAS, issues regarding liability and remedy remain to be resolved; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that the interests of judicial efficiency and economy warrant 

their participation in a court supervised settlement conference, pursuant to Local Rule 270(a); 

 WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that, pursuant to Local Rule 270(b) neither the assigned 

District Court Judge, nor the assigned Magistrate Judge, will conduct the settlement conference; 

 WHEREAS, the parties request that the settlement conference be referred to another Judge in the 

Eastern District of California; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that August 30, 2010 or August 31, 2010 are 

their first choice of dates for the settlement conference; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that September 13, 14, 17, 20, 22 and 23, 2010 are potential 

alternate dates for the settlement conference; 

 NOW, THEREFORE it is hereby stipulated between Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants, by and 

through counsel, that: 

1. Pursuant to LR 270(a), the case is hereby REFERRED to a non-assigned District Judge 

or Magistrate Judge for a settlement conference. The clerk of the court is directed to 

select a judge from the list used for post-pretrial settlement conferences. 

 2. Neither the assigned District Court Judge nor the assigned Magistrate Judge will act as 

 settlement judge. 

 3. The final schedule for the settlement conference will be determined after consultation 

 with the settlement Judge chosen to preside at the conference. 

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 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: August 5, 2010 /s/ Brian Orion

 BRIAN ORION 

 Environmental Advocates 

 5135 Anza Street 

 San Francisco, CA 94121 

 tel: (415) 277-5758 

 fax: (415) 358-5695 

 borion@enviroadvocates.com 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs South Yuba River 

 Citizens League and Friends of the River 

Dated: August 5, 2010 /s/ Lawson E. Fite

 LAWSON E. FITE, Trial Attorney (Ore. 

 Bar No. 055573) 

 Wildlife & Marine Resources Section 

 Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369 

 Washington D.C. 20044-7369 

 Phone: (202) 305-0217 

 Fax: (202) 305-0275 

 Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov 

 Attorney for Federal Defendants 

ORDER

 The Court having read and considered the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated this 6th day of August, 2010. 

 

 

 

 

 

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