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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

Acting United States Attorney

CHARLES M. O’CONNER (CA State Bar No. 56320)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Ave., 10th Floor

San Francisco, California 94102

Tel: (415) 436-7180

MATTHEW J. MCKEOWN

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

LILY N. CHINN (CA State Bar No. 203173)

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Tel: (202) 514-0135

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Email: lily.chinn@usdoj.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

BAYKEEPER, HUMBOLDT

BAYKEEPER, ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS

FOUNDATION, and COMMUNITIES FOR

A BETTER ENVIRONMENT,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY, STEPHEN L.

JOHNSON, as Administrator of the United

States Environmental Protection Agency,

WAYNE NASTRI, as Regional

Administrator of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9,

Defendants.

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Case No. C 06-5611 CRB

JOINT STIPULATION

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Plaintiffs Baykeeper, Humboldt Baykeeper, Ecological Rights Foundation, and

Communities for a Better Environment and Defendants Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator of the

United States Environmental Protection Agency; and Wayne Nastri, Regional Administrator,

EPA Region IX, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (collectively “EPA”)

hereby file this joint stipulation:

WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation of the Parties, the Court by Order dated December 6,

2006 established a briefing schedule on the Plaintiffs’ currently pending Motion for Summary

Judgment, Defendants’ currently pending Counter-Motion for Summary Judgment, and

Plaintiffs’ to be filed Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint.

WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation of the Parties, the Court by Order dated January 9,

2007 stayed all further litigation until March 16, 2007 and vacated all pending deadlines in this

case to allow time for settlement discussions.

WHEREAS, the parties have been engaged in active settlement discussion since last fall. 

The parties have exchanged several versions of written settlement proposals and met in person

on October 19, 2006 and again on December 14, 2006 to discuss settlement of this case. The

parties continue to have settlement discussions and are scheduled to attend a mediation on March

22, 2007 to further discuss the possibility of settlement as part this Court’s required ADR

mediation process. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties have agreed and request that the Court issue an order as

follows:

1. This stipulation shall serve in lieu of the status report referred to in this Court’s

January 9, 2007 order;

2. The parties shall submit a joint status report no later than April 11, 2007

informing the Court as to the progress of settlement discussions in light of the March 22, 2007

mediation session and recommendations regarding how this case should proceed.

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/ As the filing attorney, I, Lily N. Chinn, attest that Plaintiffs’ attorney, Christopher

Sproul, finds the contents of this filed document acceptable and has given me permission to

electronically file this stipulated motion on his behalf.

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Respectfully submitted,

Dated: March 16, 2007

FOR PLAINTIFFS: /s/ Christopher Sproul 

CHRISTOPHER SPROUL

Environmental Advocates

5135 Anza Street

San Francisco, CA 94121

FOR DEFENDANTS: SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

Acting United States Attorney

MATTHEW J. MCKEOWN

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

 /s/ Lily N. Chinn1

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LILY N. CHINN 

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

It is so ordered.

DATED: ___________________ ___________________________________

HON. CHARLES BREYER

United States District Court

March 20, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On March 16, 2007, a true and correct copy of the foregoing joint status report was

served electronically via the Court’s e-filing system to Counsel of Record.

 

 /s/ Lily N. Chinn 

LILY N. CHINN

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