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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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Parties’ Stip. & [Proposed] Order Re: Briefing on CBF’s Amended Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Case No. C 08-

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IGNACIA S. MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

BEVERLY F. LI (WSBA # 33267) 

PETER C. WHITFIELD 

Trial Attorneys 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Div. 

Natural Resources Section 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, DC 20044-0663 

Tel: (202) 353-9213 (Li)/ (202) 305-0430 (Whitfield) 

Facsimile: (202) 305-0506 

beverly.li@usdoj.gov 

peter.whitfield@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CITIZENS FOR BETTER FORESTRY, et al.,

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et 

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Case No. C 08-1927 CW 

PARTIES’ STIPULATION AND ORDER 

RE: BRIEFING ON PLAINTIFFS 

CITIZENS FOR BETTER FORESTRY ET 

AL.’S AMENDED MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

ED SCHAFER, et al., 

 Defendants. 

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Plaintiffs Citizens for Better Forestry, et al., (“Citizens”) and Defendants the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, et al., (“USDA”), hereby stipulate to and respectfully request that the Court enter an order 

amending the remaining briefing deadlines on Citizens’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. The parties 

respectfully request that USDA have until February 5, 2010 to file their opposition to Citizens’ motion 

for fees and costs, and that Citizens have until March 5, 2010 to file their reply. In support of this 

motion, Citizens and USDA stipulate as follows: 

1. On September 24, 2009, Citizens filed a motion for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs and other 

expenses in this case. See Dkt. No. 72. 

2. On October 5, 2009, the Court granted the parties’ first stipulation to stay briefing for 45 days to 

allow settlement discussions regarding Citizens’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. See Dkt. No. 77. 

Pursuant to the Court’s October 5, 2009 Order, the stay of briefing extended until November 19, 2009. 

On November 19, 2009, the parties filed their second stipulation to extend the stay on briefing until 

November 25, 2009. See Dkt. No. 78. On November 24, 2009, the Court granted the second stipulation 

to stay briefing until November 25, 2009. See Dkt. No. 79. On December 1, 2009, the Court granted the 

third stipulation to stay briefing until December 8, 2009. See Dkt. No. 82. 

3. On December 8, 2009, Citizens and USDA informed the Court that they were unable to reach a 

settlement of the matter of attorneys’ fees and costs. See Dkt. No. 84. Citizens and USDA agreed to a 

schedule whereby Citizens’ amended motion would be filed by January 8, 2010; USDA’s opposition 

would be filed by January 29, 2010; and Citizens’ reply would be filed by February 19, 2010. Id. On 

December 21, 2009, the Court approved the parties’ agreed schedule and indicated that the motion would 

be submitted on the papers. See Dkt. No. 87. Citizens filed their amended motion for attorneys’ fees and 

costs on January 8, 2010. See Dkt. No. 88. 

4. The undersigned lead counsel for USDA is also lead counsel in a separate, unrelated action 

representing USDA in Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack, Civ. No. 08-484-JSW (N.D. Cal.). Subsequent 

to the time the Court approved the parties’ agreed schedule on Citizens’ amended motion, on January 16, 

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2010, the plaintiffs in Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack filed a motion for preliminary injunction. 

USDA’s opposition to the preliminary injunction motion is currently due February 3, 2010. Because of 

the filing of the preliminary injunction in Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack, undersigned counsel for 

USDA requires additional time to prepare USDA’s opposition to Citizens’ amended motion for fees and 

costs. 

5. Accordingly, Citizens and USDA agree that the Court’s order on the briefing schedule for 

Citizens’ amended motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs should be amended to permit USDA 

to file its opposition brief on February 5, 2010 and to permit Citizens to file their reply brief on March 5, 

2010. 

 Dated: January 26, 2010. Respectfully submitted, 

 

 /s/ Peter M.K. Frost

 Peter M.K. Frost 

 Marc D. Fink 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 /s/ Beverly F. Li

 Beverly F. Li 

 Peter C. Whitfield 

 Jay Govindan 

 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

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

 Date: 2/1/2010. ________________________________ 

 CLAUDIA WILKEN 

 United States District Judge 

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