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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTER FOR SIERRA NEVADA

CONSERVATION, et al.,

NO. CIV. S-09-2523 LKK/JFM

Plaintiff,

v.

O R D E R

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,

et al.,

Defendants.

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This case is related to Public Lands for the People, Inc., et

al. v. United States Department of Agriculture, et al., No. 2:09-

cv-1750-LKK-JFM. In the Public Lands case, a motion to dismiss and

a motion for a more definite statement are currently pending. In

this case, a motion to intervene is pending. No scheduling order

has issued in either case.

In Public Lands, the court grants, by separate order filed in

that case, the stipulation of the Public Lands parties to continue

hearing on the pending motions until April 19, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.,

and to continue the scheduling conference in that case until June

7, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.

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In this case, the parties have stipulated to a limited grant

of the motion to intervene, and to continuance of the scheduling

conference to coincide with the date of the hearing on the Public

Lands motions. While it is unclear to the court why this case’s

scheduling conference should coincide with that hearing, rather

than with the scheduling conference in the related case, the court

grants the parties’ request. If the parties in this case wish to

further continue the scheduling conference to June 7, the court

will entertain a stipulation to that effect.

Accordingly, the court ORDERS as follows:

1. The March 8, 2010 hearing for the motion to intervene by

the California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs,

California Enduro Riders Association, American

Motorcyclist Association District 36, and the BlueRibbon

Coalition (for purposes of this order, “intervenors”)

(Dkt. No. 21) is VACATED.

2. The intervenor's motion to intervene in the abovecaptioned matter (Dkt. No. 21) is GRANTED. The

intervenors MAY participate in all phases of this

litigation as intervening defendants under Fed. R. Civ.

P. 24(b), subject to the following:

a. The intervenors’ briefing deadlines will be no

later than seven (7) days after any deadline for

Federal Defendants, and be limited to matters not

already briefed by Federal Defendants.

b. Any response by Plaintiffs to the intervenors’

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briefing will be combined into plaintiff’s

response, or reply, to Federal Defendants; and

c. Intervenors will have no right to independently

appeal any decision in this matter, unless Federal

Defendants elect to appeal.

3. The status (pretrial scheduling) conference set for

April 26, 2010 is reset to 3:30 p.m. on April 19, 2010.

The court cautions the parties that this is the date,

but not the time, requested in the parties’ stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 3, 2010.

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