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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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Farella Braun & Martel LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

(415) 954-4400 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING 

TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CASE 

MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE No. C 06 03955 MMC 

20891\1142821.1

Christopher Locke (State Bar No. 101704) 

FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 954-4400 

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESILVA GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MILLSMONT HOMEOWNERS 

ASSOCIATION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

CITY OF OAKLAND and DESILVA 

GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P., 

Defendants.

Case No. C 06 03955 MMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CASE 

MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE 

Date: February 9, 2007 

Time: 10:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 7, 19th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

[Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a), (f); 

Civil Local Rules 7-12, 16-2(d)-(e)] 

WHEREAS, defendants the City of Oakland (“City”) and DeSilva Gates Construction, 

L.P. (“DeSilva”) were served with plaintiff’s Complaint and the accompanying Summons and 

Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference on or about July 3 and 10, 2006, respectively;

WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in settlement discussions and an informal exchange 

of information prior to and following service of the Complaint, those settlement discussions and 

information exchanges are continuing, and substantial progress toward settlement has been 

achieved;

WHEREAS, the parties are diligently working toward completing negotiations and 

documenting a settlement, and if successful, expect to submit a proposed Consent Decree to the 

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Court on or before January 31, 2007;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a further extension of time, to and including February 

5, 2007, for the City and DeSilva to respond to the Complaint, subject to revocation upon twenty 

(20) days’ notice by any party, will facilitate these settlement efforts, avoid potentially 

unnecessary time and expense, promote judicial economy and serve the public interest; and

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that a corresponding continuance of Case 

Management dates will facilitate these settlement efforts, avoid potentially unnecessary time and 

expense, promote judicial economy and serve the public interest. 

THEREFORE, subject to the approval of the Court, the parties hereby stipulate and agree 

that there is good cause for a further extension of time, to and including February 5, 2007, for the 

City and DeSilva to respond to the Complaint, subject to revocation upon twenty (20) days’ 

notice by any party, and for a corresponding continuance of Case Management dates, as follows: 

Last day for defendants to respond to Complaint February 5, 2007 

Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection and discovery plan 

February 19, 2007 

Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) 

Report, file Case Management Statement, and file Rule 26(f) Report 

March 2, 2007 

Initial Case Management Conference March 9, 2007 

10:30 a.m. 

SO STIPULATED: 

DATED: January __, 2007 FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP 

By: /s/ 

Christopher Locke 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESILVA GATES CONSTRUCTION, 

L.P.

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DATED: January __, 2007 OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY 

By: /s/ 

William Simmons 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY OF OAKLAND 

DATED: January __, 2007 NATURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE 

By: /s/ 

Richard Roos-Collins 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MILLSMONT HOMEOWNERS 

ASSOCIATION 

Upon stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the time for defendants the City of Oakland and DeSilva 

Gates Construction, L.P., to respond to plaintiff’s Complaint is extended, subject to revocation 

upon twenty (20) days’ notice by any party, and the Case Management dates are continued, as 

follows: 

Last day for defendants to respond to Complaint February 5, 2007 

Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection and discovery plan 

February 19, 2007 

Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) 

Report, file Case Management Statement, and file Rule 26(f) Report 

March 2, 2007 

Initial Case Management Conference March 9, 2007 

10:30 a.m. 

DATED: 

 MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 United States District Judge 

January 4, 2007

March 16,

March 9,

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