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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4332 Environmental Policy - Coop of Agency Reports

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STEPHAN C. VOLKER (CSB #63093) 10.524.02

JOSHUA A. H. HARRIS (CSB #226898)

DANIEL GARRETT-STEINMAN (CSB #269146) 

M. BENJAMIN EICHENBERG (CSB #270893)

LAW OFFICES OF STEPHAN C. VOLKER 

436 14 Street, Suite 1300 th

Oakland, California 94612

Tel: 510/496-0600

Fax: 510/496-1366

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN’S 

ASSOCIATIONS and SAN FRANCISCO CRAB BOAT 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF

FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS and SAN

FRANCISCO CRAB BOAT OWNERS

ASSOCIATION, INC., 

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR, and UNITED STATES

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION,

Defendants,

WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT, SAN

LUIS WATER DISTRICT, and PANOCHE

WATER DISTRICT,

 Defendants-Intervenors.

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Civ. No. 1:12-cv-01303 LJO-MJS

STIPULATION REQUESTING COURT

ORDER ALLOWING THE FILING OF

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

SETTING A BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR

MOTIONS TO DISMISS; ORDER THEREON

Magistrate Judge Hon. Michael J. Seng

The parties hereby stipulate to the filing to plaintiffs’ proposed First Amended Complaint and to

the following schedule for the filing and briefing of defendants’ motions to dismiss and based thereon,

respectfully request this Court’s Order approving this Stipulation:

1. Defendants and defendant-intervenors do not oppose the filing of the First Amended

Complaint as proposed by plaintiffs in their motion to amend, filed October 26, 2012. Accordingly, the

Court may order that the First Amended Complaint be filed.

2. The First Amended Complaint moots defendants’ and defendant-intervenors’ motions to

STIPULATION REQUESTING COURT ORDER ALLOWING

FILING OF FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND SETTING

A BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTIONS TO DISMISS; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON Case No. 1:12-cv-01303-LJO-MJS

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dismiss the original Complaint. Those motions were filed on September 12, 2012, and October 4,

2012, respectively. The Court vacated the hearing on those motions on October 29, 2012. 

3. Defendants shall file their motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint on or

before December 19, 2012.

4. Plaintiffs shall file their oppositions to defendants’ motions to dismiss on or before January

10, 2013.

5. Defendants shall file their optional replies, if any, to plaintiffs’ opposition on or before

January 24, 2013.

6. The Court shall hear defendants’ motions to dismiss on or after January 31, 2013.

IT IS SO AGREED AND STIPULATED.

Dated: November 30, 2012 LAW OFFICES OF STEPHAN C. VOLKER

s/ Stephan C. Volker 

STEPHAN C. VOLKER 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Dated: November 30, 2012 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

s/ Joseph H. Kim (by S. Volker with permission)

JOSEPH H. KIM

Attorney for Federal Defendants

Dated: November 30, 2012 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, LLP

s/ Cynthia J. Larsen (by S. Volker with permission)

CYNTHIA J. LARSEN

Attorney for Defendants-Intervenors

by S. Volker with permission

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ Stipulation, this Court adopts the proposed filing and briefing

schedule and will consider the motions on the record without a hearing, unless this Court orders

otherwise.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 3, 2012 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill

66h44d UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

STIPULATION REQUESTING COURT ORDER ALLOWING

FILING OF FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND SETTING

A BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTIONS TO DISMISS; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON - 2 - Case No. 1:12-cv-01303-LJO-MJS

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