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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Case No. C 07-05435-MCC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

Northern District of California

CHARLES M. O' CONNOR (CA State Bar No. 56320)

Assistant United States Attorney

9th Floor, Federal Building

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone (415) 436-7180

RONALD J. TENPAS

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

United States Department of Justice

LESLIE M. HILL (D.C. Bar No. 476008)

Leslie.Hill@usdoj.gov

Environmental Defense Section

601 D. Street N.W., Suite 8000

Washington D.C. 20004

Telephone (202) 514-0375

Facsimile (202) 514-8865

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SIERRA CLUB, a non-profit organization,

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY

CENTER, a non-profit organization,

PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF

FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, a nonprofit organization, PHYSICIANS FOR

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, a non-profit

organization, and UNITE HERE.

Plaintiffs,

vs.

STEPHEN L. JOHNSON, in his individual

capacity as Administrator of the

Environmental Protection Agency,

Defendant.

Case No. C 07-05435-MCC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

Counsel report that they have met and conferred regarding ADR and have reached the

following stipulation pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5.

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Case No. C 07-05435-MCC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

The parties agree to participate in the following ADR process:

Court Processes:

 Non-binding Arbitration (ADR L.R. 4)

 Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) (ADR L.R. 5)

 Mediation (ADR L.R. 6)

Private Process:

 Private ADR (ADR L.R. 4)

The parties are currently negotiating a mediation agreement and have not yet selected a

private mediator. 

The parties agree to hold the ADR session by:

 the presumptive deadline (The deadline is 90 days from the date of the order

referring the case to an ADR process unless otherwise ordered.)

 other requested deadline ________________.

Date: January 29, 2008 RONALD J. TENPAS

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

 /s/

LESLIE M. HILL (D.C. Bar No. 476008)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

601 D. Street N.W., Suite 8000

Washington D.C. 20004

Leslie.Hill@usdoj.gov

Telephone (202) 514-0375

Facsimile (202) 514-8865

Attorneys for Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

Dated: January 29, 2008 /s/

Thomas Neltner

1701 Tilton Dr.

Silver Spring, MD 20902

Albert Ettinger

Environmental Law and Policy Center

35 E. Wacker Suite 1300

Chicago, Illinois 60601

James R. Wheaton

Lynne R. Saxton

Environmental Law Foundation

1736 Franklin Street, 9th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation above, the captioned matter is hereby referred to:

 Non-binding Arbitration

 Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE)

 Mediation

 Private ADR

Deadline for ADR session

 90 days from the date of this order

 other ___________________

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

Date: January _____, 2008 The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney

United States District Judge

Northern District of California

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