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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 16:1538 Endangered Species Act

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Fourth Case Management Statement 

and Request for Continuance; Proposed Order 

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Michael W. Graf (CA Bar No. 136172) 

Law Offices 

227 Behrens Street

El Cerrito, CA 94530

Telephone: (510) 525-7222 

Facsimile: (510) 525-1208

mwgraf@aol.com

Justin Augustine (CA Bar No. 235561)

Center for Biological Diversity

1095 Market St., Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: (415) 436-9682 x302

Fax: (415) 436-9683

jaugustine@biologicaldiversity.org

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY, a non-profit corporation;

Plaintiff,

v.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY et al.,

Defendants.. __________________________________

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Case No: C-07-02794-JCS

FOURTH JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT AND REQUEST FOR

CONTINUANCE; PROPOSED ORDER

Date: January 18, 2008

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Courtroom A, 15th Floor

Honorable Joseph C. Spero

FOURTH JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

The parties to the above-entitled action submit this Fourth Joint Case Management Statement

Request for Continuance and Proposed Order and request the Court to adopt it as its Case

Management Order in this case.

 On September 21, 2007, the Court held a case management conference (“CMC”) in this

matter. At the CMC, counsel for plaintiff and defendants stated their preference for pursuing

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settlement rather than moving forward with briefing on the allegations in plaintiff’s complaint that

defendants are currently in violation of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C.

§ 1536(a)(2) regarding the impacts of certain pesticide registrations (as specifically identified in the

Complaint) on eleven endangered and threatened species occurring in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

After the September 21, 2007, CMC, the parties exchanged settlement proposals and

discussed the potential for settlement of this case. On October 16, 2007, the parties submitted a

Second Joint Case Management Statement and requested additional time for settlement discussions. 

On October 22, 2007, the Court continued the case management conference until November 30,

2007. On November 20, 2007, the parties submitted their Third Joint Case Management Statement

requesting additional time to negotiate settlement, and on November 21, 2007, the Court continued

the case management conference until January 18, 2008. 

Since November, the parties have discussed further settlement proposals and believe

significant progress has been made. At this time, the parties believe a continuance of the CMC

currently scheduled for January 18, 2008, would be beneficial in allowing the parties to continue

their settlement discussions. The parties therefore jointly request a continuance of the CMC

currently scheduled for January 18, 2008, at 9:30 a.m to March 14, 2008.

DATED: January 11, 2008 /s/ Justin Augustine 

Justin Augustine (CA Bar No. 235561)

Center for Biological Diversity

1095 Market St., Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: (415) 436-9682 x302

Fax: (415) 436-9683

jaugustine@biologicaldiversity.org

Michael W. Graf (CA Bar No. 136172) 

Law Offices 

227 Behrens Street

El Cerrito, CA 94530

Telephone: (510) 525-7222 

Facsimile: (510) 525-1208

mwgraf@aol.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Fourth Case Management Statement 

and Request for Continuance; Proposed Order 

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RONALD J. TENPAS

Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

SETH M. BARSKY, Assistant Chief

_/s/ Rebecca J. Riley _______________ REBECCA J. RILEY 

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369

Telephone: (202) 305-0202

Facsimile: (202) 305-0275

Attorneys for Defendants

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CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

The Case Management Statement and Proposed Order is hereby adopted by the Court as the

Case Management Order for the case.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The case management conference scheduled for January 18, 2008 is continued to

March 14, 2008 at 9:30 a.m..

2. An updated joint case management conference statement shall be due by March 7,

2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January ___, 2008.

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Honorable Joseph C. Spero

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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