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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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Case No. 4:09-cv-05349 CW 

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Deborah A. Sivas (Calif. Bar No. 135446) 

Robb W. Kapla (Calif. Bar No. 238896) 

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC 

Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School 

Crown Quadrangle 

559 Nathan Abbott Way 

Stanford, California 94305-8610 

Telephone: (650) 723-0325 

Facsimile: (650) 723-4426 

dsivas@stanford.edu 

rkapla@law.stanford.edu 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Turtle Island Restoration Network and 

Mayport Village Civic Association Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION ) Case No. 4:09-cv-05239 CW 

NETWORK, a non-profit corporation; and ) 

MAYPORT VILLAGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION ) 

INC., a non-profit corporation, ) STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 

 EXTENSION OF BRIEFING

Plaintiffs, ) AND HEARING DATES

 ) 

v. ) 

 ) Hearing Date: April 29, 2010 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) Time: 2:00 pm 

STATE, ) Location: Courtroom 2, 4th Floor 

 ) 

 Defendant. ) 

 Plaintiffs Turtle Island Restoration Network and Mayport Village Civic Association and 

Defendant U.S. Department of State (“Parties”) hereby stipulate to extend the remaining briefing 

schedule and continue the noticed hearing for Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and 

request that the Court enter an order directing a revised schedule as set forth below. 

 The circumstances warranting a short extension of the briefing dates and a short continuance of 

the noticed hearing date are as follows: 

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1. The original deadline for Defendant’s responsive pleading was January 4, 2010. The 

 parties stipulated to extend that deadline until February 19, 2010, on the understanding that they would 

work out a mutually acceptable briefing schedule if Defendant chose to file a motion to dismiss. 

2. On February 19, 2010, Defendant filed its answer. The initial case management 

conference in this matter is currently scheduled for May 4, 2010. 

3. On March 19, 2010, Defendant filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. 

4. Plaintiffs are represented by the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, which relies upon 

certified law students, working under the direct supervision of licensed attorneys, to perform most of the 

legal work for its clients. March 19, 2010 was the final day of the winter academic quarter, which was 

followed by a ten-day spring break. Thus, clinic students did not return to campus and classes until 

March 29, 2010, and could not begin work on the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings until that time. 

5. The parties have agreed to extend the briefing dates in order to allow clinical students to 

work on the pending Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and to allow Defendant an additional week 

for preparation of its reply brief beyond the normal briefing schedule. 

6. Accordingly, the parties stipulate to, and request that the Court order, the following new 

briefing and hearing dates. 

 Current Date New Date

Opposition Brief April 8, 2010 May 6, 2010 

Reply Brief April 15, 2010 May 20, 2010 

Hearing April 29, 2010 June 3, 2010 

7. The proposed extension will not prejudice any party or result in significant delay. 

DATED: April 12, 2010 Respectfully submitted, 

 

 /s/ Deborah A. Sivas DEBORAH A. SIVAS 

 Environmental Law Clinic 

 Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School 

 559 Nathan Abbott Way 

 Stanford, California 94305-8610 

 Telephone: (650) 723-0325 

 Facsimile: (650) 723-4426 

dsivas@stanford.edu 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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DATED: April 12, 2010 IGNACIA S. MORENA 

 Assistant Attorney General 

 Environment & Natural Resources Division 

 /s/ Kevin W. McArdle 

 KEVIN W. McARDLE, Trial Attorney 

 United States Department of Justice 

 Environment & Natural Resources Division 

 Wildlife and Marine Resources Section 

 Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O Box 7369 

 Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 

 Tel: (202) 305-0219 

 Fax: (202) 305-0275 

 E-mail: kevin.mcardle@usdoj.gov

 Attorneys for Defendant 

Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 4/23/2010 

 HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN 

 United States District Judge 

I hereby attest that I have obtained Defendant’s concurrence in this filing, indicated by the signature of 

Defendant’s counsel represented by a “conformed” signature (“/s/”) within this e-filed document. 

DATED: April 12, 2010 /s/ Deborah A. Sivas 

 DEBORAH A. SIVAS 

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