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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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[PROPOSED] SCHEDULING ORDER — 1:06-CV-245 OWW LJO 1

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MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD, State Bar No. 63702 

ANDREA A. TREECE, State Bar No. 237639 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

E-mail: msherwood@earthjustice.org

atreece@earthjustice.org

Telephone: (510) 550-6725 

Facsimile: (510) 550-6749 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

HAMILTON CANDEE, State Bar No. 111376 

KATHERINE POOLE, State Bar No. 195010 

Natural Resources Defense Council 

111 Sutter St., 20th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

hcandee@nrdc.org; kpoole@nrdc.org

Telephone: 415/875-6100 

Facsimile: 415/875/6161 

Attorneys for Plaintiff NRDC 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF 

FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTE 

FOR FISHERIES RESOURCES, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, in his official 

capacity as Secretary of Commerce et al., 

 Defendants. 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY and WESTLANDS WATER 

DISTRICT; CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU 

FEDERATION; GLENN-COLUSA 

IRRIGATION DISTRICT; and STATE 

WATER CONTRACTORS et al., 

 Defendant-Intervenors. 

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Case No. 1:06-CV-245 OWW LJO 

SCHEDULING ORDER AND DEADLINE 

FOR INJUNCTION 

Date: July 21, 2006 

Time: 8:45 a.m. 

Courtroom: 3 

Judge: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger 

[SOME PARTIES TO APPEAR 

TELEPHONICALLY] 

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Upon being advised by the parties at the Scheduling Conference held on May 26, 2006, 

that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has requested reinitiation of consultation with the National 

Marine Fisheries Service on the effects of the long-term coordinated Central Valley Project and 

State Water Project operations on all federally listed species and designated critical habitats 

which may be affected by those operations and that this requested new consultation has raised 

the possibility of stipulation as to at least some issues in this case, the Court now HEREBY 

ORDERS: 

1. Within the next 55 days the parties shall confer and discuss possible stipulation as 

to some or all issues in this case. A further Status Conference shall be held on Friday, July 21, 

2006 at 8:45 a.m., at which time the parties shall report to the Court progress on possible 

stipulations, whether this case is moot or should be stayed, and whether briefing on summary 

judgment motions should be scheduled. 

2. The Federal defendants shall lodge and certify the administrative record on or 

before June 16, 2006. 

3. Any motions to supplement the administrative record shall be filed on or before 

August 21, 2006; any responses to motions to supplement the record shall be filed on or before 

September 4, 2006; and any replies in support of motions to supplement the record shall be filed 

on or before September 18, 2006. Hearing on motions to supplement the administrative record 

shall be held on Friday, October 13, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. 

4. No further motions to intervene shall be filed later than Tuesday, July 25, 2006. 

5. Plaintiffs shall send their 60-day notice letter under the Endangered Species Act 

(“ESA”) relating to claims to be added to this case no later than Friday, June 2, 2006, and shall 

file any amendment to the complaint setting forth these additional claims by no later than 

Monday, September 11, 2006. 

DATED: June 1, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

HON. OLIVER W. WANGER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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Approved as to form: 

DATED: May 31, 2006 /s/ Michael R. Sherwood 

MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD 

ANDREA A. TREECE 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

/s/ Katherine S. Poole (authorized 5/30/06)

HAMILTON CANDEE 

KATHERINE S. POOLE 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Natural Resources Defense Council 

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE, 

Assistant Attorney General 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief 

SETH M. BARSKY, Assistant Chief 

KEITH RIZZARDI, Trial Attorney 

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section 

Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369 

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 

Telephone: (202) 305-0207 

Facsimile: (202) 305-0275 

/s/ Keith Rizzardi (authorized 5/31/06)

KEITH RIZZARDI, Trial Attorney 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

501 I Street, Suite 9-700 

Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

/s/ Daniel J. O’Hanlon (authorized 5/30/06)

DANIEL J. O’HANLON 

JON D. RUBIN 

Attorneys for Intervenors San Luis & DeltaMendota Water Authority and Westland Water 

District 

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/s/ Christian C. Scheuring (authorized 5/30/06)

BRENDA WASHINGTON DAVIS 

CHRISTOPHER H. BUCKLEY, JR. 

CHRISTIAN C. SCHEURING 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 

Attorneys for Intervenors 

California Farm Bureau Federation 

/s/ Andrew M. Hitchings (authorized 5/30/06)

ANDREW M. HITCHINGS 

Attorney for Intervenors 

Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, et al.

/s/ Gregory Wilkinson (authorized 5/30/06)

GREGORY WILKINSON 

Attorney for Intervenors State Water Contractors 

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