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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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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY PL.’S MOT. FOR ATT’Y’S FEES AND COSTS 1

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STEVEN SUGARMAN, NM 5717 (pro hac vice)

347 County Road 55A

Cerrillos, NM 87010

(505) 672-5082

stevensugarman@hotmail.com

JAMES J. TUCHTON, Cal. 150908

6439 E. Maplewood Ave.

Centennial, CO 80111

(720) 301-3843

jtutchtonlo@gmail.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

(Additional counsel listed on next page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

CONSERVATION CONGRESS,

Plaintiff,

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UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE and 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE,

Federal Defendants,

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TRINITY RIVER LUMBER CO.,

Defendant-Intervenor.

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No. 2:13-CV-01977-JAM-DB

 FIFTH

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO STAY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND 

COSTS

Hon. John A. Mendez

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JEAN E. WILLIAMS

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

HAYLEY A. CARPENTER, CA Bar No. 312611

Natural Resources Section

PO Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

(202) 305-0242

hayley.carpenter @usdoj.gov

SETH M. BARSKY, Chief

S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

PO Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

The parties now jointly stipulate to an additional 7 day stay on the briefing of Plaintiff’s 

motion for attorney fees and costs. In support of this stipulation, the parties represent to the 

Court that they have negotiated in good faith with respect to the appropriate amount of attorney 

fees and costs to be paid in this action. On November 20, 2019, the undersigned counsel reached 

agreement as to the appropriate amount to be recommended to deciding officials at the U.S. 

Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

At the time that the undersigned counsel reached agreement on November 20, 2019, 

counsel for Plaintiff Conservation Congress had authority to settle the fee and cost issue for the 

agreed upon amount. However, counsel for the Federal Defendants requires additional 

authorizations from the Department of Justice to settle this matter for the agreed upon amount, as 

the procedure for securing this approval is lengthy. Federal Defendants have made substantial 

progress toward this approval, securing the approval of the Department of Agriculture and 

managers at the Department of Justice. However, Federal Defendants require one more week for 

Department of Justice officials to review the settlement recommendation. Counsel for Federal 

Defendants has recommended that the agreed upon amount be approved as a fair and final 

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settlement of the fee and cost issue in this matter and is working diligently to expedite the 

approval process as quickly as she is able. As of yet, counsel for Federal Defendants is unaware 

of any substantive problems with the fees settlement in this case—the parties seek this brief 

extension merely to allow more time for the approval procedure. 

The undersigned counsel for the Federal Defendant has conferred with the relevant 

officials at the Department of Justice, and she expects a final decision on the settlement by no 

later than January 22, 2020. 

For these reasons, and for good cause shown, the parties stipulate as follows and request 

that the Court approve this stipulation:

1. Briefing on Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs is stayed until January 22, 

2020.

2. If the parties have not resolved the issue of fees and costs by January 22, 2020, they 

shall jointly inform the Court and shall propose to the Court a schedule for briefing 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs pursuant to Local Rule 293. 

Respectfully submitted this 15th day of December, 2020.

/s/ Steven Sugarman (with permission on 

January 15, 2020)

STEVEN SUGARMAN, NM 5717

(pro hac vice)

347 County Road 55A

Cerrillos, NM 87010

(505) 672-5082

stevensugarman@hotmail.com

JAMES J. TUCHTON, Cal. 150908

6439 E. Maplewood Ave.

Centennial, CO 80111

(720) 301-3843

jtutchtonlo@gmail.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

JEAN E. WILLIAMS

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

/s/ Hayley A. Carpenter___________

HAYLEY A. CARPENTER, CA Bar No. 

312611

Trial Attorney

Natural Resources Section

PO Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

(202) 305-0242

hayley.carpenter@usdoj.gov

SETH M. BARSKY, Chief

S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

PO Box 7611

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Washington, DC 20044-7611

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

ORDER

The Court having considered the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 1/15/2020 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________

Hon. John A. Mendez

United States District Court Judge

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