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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act

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MELINDA HAAG (CABN 132612)

United States Attorney

ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348)

Chief, Civil Division

SABITA J. SONEJI (DCBN 974062)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7298

FAX: (415) 436-6748

sabita.soneji@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

CHRISTOPHER SPROUL (SBN 126398)

PAGE PERRY (SBN 246266)

Environmental Advocates

5135 Anza Street

San Francisco, CA 

Telephone: (415) 269-0066

Page.perry@gmail.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

KLAMATH RIVERKEEPER,

Plaintiff,

v.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, 

et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 15-02670 JSW

JOINT STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO 

ANSWER OR RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND 

TO CONTINUE RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE [AND 

PROPOSED ORDER]

AND SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

ON NOVEMBER 13, 2015

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JOINT STIPULATION

WHEREAS, the above-named Federal Defendants (“Defendants”) were served with the 

underlying Complaint filed by Plaintiff Ecological Rights Foundation (“Plaintiff”) on June 20, 2015; 

WHEREAS, on July 21, 2015, Plaintiff and Defendants (the “Parties”) filed a Stipulation 

agreeing to an extension permitting Defendants to file an answer or other response to the Complaint on 

or before August 24, 2015;

WHEREAS, Defendants produced a large volume of documents on July 31, 2015 and August 10, 

2015 in response to Plaintiff’s April 29 and follow-up May 25, 2015 FOIA requests; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff is now in the process of reviewing those documents and needs additional 

time to confirm details that will allow it to better conduct a conference of the parties as required under 

Rule 26(f) such as: assessing whether the production is complete; whether any documents were 

improperly withheld; whether Defendants performed adequate searches; and whether Defendants set 

proper cut off dates for searches;

WHEREAS, after such time, the Parties will be better prepared to assess what position they 

should take on settlement; whether they should stipulate or otherwise agree to narrow the issues in the 

matter; and whether there are any other issues ripe for the Court’s review in this matter;

WHEREAS, this Court has set a Rule 26(f) Scheduling Conference for September 11, 2015 at 

11:00 a.m.;

WHEREAS, the Scheduling Conference triggers the Parties’ duty to hold a Rule 26 Conference 

of Counsel, exchange Initial Disclosures, and develop a plan for proceeding in this matter by August 21, 

2015, and submit a Rule 26(f) Report by September 4, 2015; 

WHEREAS, in light of the above-stated reasons, the Parties request a 60-day continuance of the 

Rule 26(f) Scheduling Conference set for September 11, 2015, and the foregoing related dates, in a 

further effort to preserve the resources of the Parties and the Court – no prior extensions have been 

sought by either party with respect to these dates; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties, through their undersigned counsel of 

record, and subject to the Court’s approval, that:

1. Defendants will file an answer or other response to the Complaint on or before October 

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5, 2015;

2. The Rule 26(f) Scheduling Conference is continued by 60 days to November 11, 2015 at 

11:00 a.m., or at a date convenient to the Court thereafter. 

a. The Parties shall hold a Rule 26 Conference of Counsel and exchange Initial 

Disclosures on or before October 21, 2015; and 

b. The Parties shall file the Joint Scheduling Report on or before November 4, 2015. 

3. All other deadlines not specifically referenced herein, and all other terms of the Court’s 

Order setting the Rule 26(f) Scheduling Conference, remain unchanged.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: August 21, 2015 By: /s/ Page Perry ___________

PAGE PERRY

Attorney for Plaintiff

By: MELINDA HAAG

United States Attorney

 /s/ Sabita J. Soneji _____

SABITA J. SONEJI

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

DATED:

HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall appear for a case management conference on Friday, 

November 13, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., and their joint case management statement shall be due on November 6, 

2015. The Court notes that the parties' proposed date is a Wednesday, and the Court conducts case 

management conferences on Fridays. August 24, 2015

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CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), the undersigned hereby attests that Page Perry has concurred in 

the filing of this document.

Dated: August 21, 2015 MELINDA HAAG

United States Attorney

/s/ Sabita J. Soneji_____ 

SABITA J. SONEJI

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Federal Defendants

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