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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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Christopher Sproul (State Bar No. 126398)

Jodene Isaacs (State Bar No. 226895)

Megan Anderson (State Bar No. 237548)

Environmental Advocates 

5135 Anza Street 

San Francisco, California 94121

Telephone: (415) 533-3376, Facsimile: (415) 358-5695

Email: csproul@enviroadvocates.com, jisaacs@enviroadvocates.com,

manderson@enviroadvocates.com

Daniel Cooper (State Bar No. 153576)

Layne Friedrich (State Bar No. 195431)

Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc.

1004 O'Reilly Avenue

San Francisco, California 94129

Telephone: (415) 440-6520, Facsimile: (415) 440-4155

Email: cleanwater@sfo.com, layne@lawyersforcleanwater.com

Shana Lazerow (State Bar No. 195491)

Adrienne L. Bloch (State Bar No. 215471)

Communities for a Better Environment

1440 Broadway Suite701

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (510) 302-0430, Facsimile: (510) 302-0438

Email: slazerow@cbecal.org, abloch@cbecal.org

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

BAYKEEPER, HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER, ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, and

COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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 

Stipulated Request for an Order

Enlarging Time for Briefing Schedule

on Cross-Motions for Summary

Judgment, Setting Briefing Schedule on

Motion for Leave to Amend, and

Rescheduling Case Management

Conference

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Stipulation for Extension of Time

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Baykeeper, Humboldt Baykeeper, Ecological Rights Foundation,

and Communities for a Better Environment (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a motion for

summary judgment on November 8, 2006 in this case and noticed it for hearing on December 15,

2006;

WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation of the parties and order of the Court, 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”) were granted an extension of the deadline for filing their

response to Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment until November 30, 2006;

WHEREAS, the same stipulation and order of the Court gave the Plaintiffs until

December 5, 2006 to file their reply brief in support of their motion for summary judgment;

WHEREAS, EPA filed an opposition memorandum to Plaintiffs’ motion for summary

judgment and a counter-motion for summary judgment on November 30, 2006;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have requested additional time to prepare their response to EPA’s

counter-motion for summary judgment and their reply brief in support of their motion for

summary judgment in light of the fact that the undersigned attorney for Plaintiffs and his cocounsel have conflicts with other litigation deadlines;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs intend to move for leave to file a second amended complaint and

the parties wish to have this motion for leave heard simultaneously with the motions for

summary judgment to economize the resources of the parties and the Court;

WHEREAS, the parties further wish to have the currently scheduled case management

conference consolidated with the hearing on the above-referenced motions to further economize

the resources of the parties and the Court;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties have agreed to the following briefing and hearing

schedule and request that the Court issue an order as follows:

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1

 As the filing attorney, I, Christopher Sproul, attest that EPA’s attorney, Lily Chinn,

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

Stipulation for Extension of Time

Page 3

1. Plaintiffs’ response to EPA’s counter-motion for summary judgment and their

reply brief in support of their motion for summary judgment shall be filed no later than

December 12, 2006.

2. EPA’s reply brief in support of its counter-motion for summary judgment shall be

filed no later than December 19, 2006.

3. Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a second amended complaint shall be filed no

later than January 19, 2007.

4. EPA’s response to Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a second amended complaint

shall be filed no later than February 2, 2007.

5. Plaintiffs’ reply in support of its motion for leave to file a second amended

complaint shall be filed no later than February 9, 2007.

6. The hearing on all the above-referenced motions shall be held at 10:00 a.m. on

February 23, 2007.

7. The parties shall complete initial disclosures or state objection(s) in Rule 26(f)

Report, file the Case Management Statement and file the Rule 26(f) report no later than February

16, 2007.

8. The Case Management Conference in this case shall also be heard at 10:00 a.m.

on February 23, 2007.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: December 4, 2006

FOR PLAINTIFFS:

Christopher Sproul1

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electronically file this stipulated motion on her behalf. 

Stipulation for Extension of Time

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Counsel for Plaintiffs

FOR DEFENDANTS:

Kevin Ryan

United States Attorney

Sue Ellen Wooldridge

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

/s/ Lily N. Chinn 

Lily N. Chinn

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Counsel for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _____________________, 2006 _____________________________

HON. CHARLES BREYER

United States District Judge

December 6

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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