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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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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TERMINATION DATE OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; [Proposed] ORDER

CASE NO. 2:12-cv-00973-GEB-DAD

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MICHAEL R. LOZEAU (State Bar No. 142893)

DOUGLAS J. CHERMAK (State Bar No. 233382)

Lozeau Drury LLP

410 12th Street, Suite 250

Oakland, CA 94607

Tel: (510) 836-4200

Fax: (510) 836-4203 (fax)

E-mail: michael@lozeaudrury.com

 doug@lozeaudrury.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, a non-profit 

corporation, 

Plaintiff,

v.

THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC, a 

corporation, 

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-00973-GEB-DAD

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO EXTEND TERMINATION DATE OF 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

Plaintiff California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“CSPA”) and Defendant The Scotts 

Company LLC (“Defendant”) (collectively, the “Parties”) stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on or about January 4, 2013, CSPA and Defendant entered into a “Settlement 

Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims” (hereinafter, “Settlement Agreement”) resolving all 

issues in this litigation arising under Section 505 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“Act” 

or “Clean Water Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365; and

WHEREAS, on March 14, 2013, based on the Settlement Agreement and following receipt 

of notice from the Department of Justice that it had no objection to the Settlement Agreement, the 

Court entered its Order Granting Dismissal of this action; and

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WHEREAS, the Court’s order provides that it shall retain jurisdiction Order of Dismissal 

stated that the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the Parties through December 8, 2015 for the sole 

purpose of resolving any disputes between the Parties with respect to the enforcement of any 

provisions of the Settlement Agreement attached to the Parties’ Stipulation to Dismiss as Exhibit A; 

and;

WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement provides that it terminates on December 18, 2015;

WHEREAS, due to circumstances beyond its control, Defendant is unable to meet certain 

of the deadlines set forth in the Settlement Agreement. The Parties expect to resolve these issues 

through an agreement to amend the Settlement Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between the 

Parties that:

1. Parties shall continue to negotiate in good faith an amendment to the Settlement 

Agreement that will resolve the issues that have arisen between the Parties. The Parties expect to 

reach agreement on the amended Settlement Agreement within the next sixty (60) days, and will 

advise the Court when the amendment has been negotiated and will file such amendment with the 

Court; and

2. Pending the filing of an amended Settlement Agreement with the Court, the Parties 

agree to extend the termination date of the Settlement Agreement from December 18, 2015 through 

and including April 1, 2016; and

3. The Parties request that the Court retain jurisdiction over this matter through and 

including April 1, 2016. 

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Dated: December 17, 2015 LOZEAU DRURY LLP

By: /s/ Douglas J. Chermak

 

 Douglas J. Chermak

 Attorneys for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION 

ALLIANCE

Dated: December 17, 2015 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP

By: /s/ Chris Amantea (as approved on 12/18/15)

Chris Amantea

Attorneys for Defendant

THE SCOTTS COMPANY, LLC

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ORDER

Since the Parties having stipulated and agreed, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the Parties for the sole 

purposes of resolving disputes under the Settlement Agreement through and including April 1, 

2016, or unless a further order issues before that date.

Dated: December 18, 2015

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