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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

MARY E. HACKENBRACHT

Senior Assistant Attorney General

SARA J. RUSSELL

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

CLIFFORD T. LEE, State Bar No. 74687

Deputy Attorney General

DEBORAH A. WORDHAM, State Bar No. 180508

Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5546

Fax: (415) 703-5480

Email: Cliff.Lee@doj.ca.gov

Email: Deborah.Wordham@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for State Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COALITION FOR A SUSTAINABLE DELTA,

BELRIDGE WATER STORAGE DISTRICT,

BERRENDA MESA WATER DISTRICT, LOST

HILLS WATER DISTRICT, WHEELER

RIDGE-MARICOPA WATER STORAGE

DISTRICT, AND DEE DILLON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOHN CARLSON, JR., in his capacity as

Executive Director of the California Fish and

Game Commission, et al.,

Defendants.

No.: 1:08-CV-00397-OWW-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO

CONTINUE SEPTEMBER 12,

2008 SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE

CENTRAL DELTA WATER AGENCY, SOUTH

DELTA WATER AGENCY, HONKER CUT

MARINE, INC., RUDY MUSSI, and ROBERT

SOUZA; and CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, CALIFORNIA

STRIPED BASS ASSOCIATION, AND THE

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF THE

FEDERATION OF FLY FISHERS 

Defendant-Interveners.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

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WHEREAS, on July 23, 2008, this court granted the motion for judgment on the pleadings

brought by defendants, John Carlson, Jr., Richard Rogers, Cindy Gustafson, Jim Kellogg,

Michael Sutton, and John McCamman (State defendants), pursuant to Rule 12(c) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure in the above entitled matter, and

WHEREAS, the court further granted the plaintiffs, Coalition for a Sustainable Delta,

Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District,

Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District, and Dee Dillon (plaintiffs) leave to amend their

complaint within 30 days of granting the State defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings,

and

WHEREAS, an amended complaint is due on or before August 22, 2008, and 

WHEREAS, on May 21, 2008, the Court ordered that the then-pending mandatory

scheduling conference be continued to September 12, 2008, at 8:15 a.m., and

WHEREAS, the September 12, 2008 mandatory scheduling conference remains on

calendar, 

NOW, THEREFORE, plaintiffs, the State defendants, Defendant-interveners, Central Delta

Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency, Honker Cut Marine, Inc., Rudy Mussi, and Robert

Souza and Defendant-interveners California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Striped

Bass Association, and the Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers, stipulate

and agree, through their respective counsel of record, and subject to the approval of the Court, as

follows:

1. The September 12, 2008 scheduling conference be continued until such time as

this Court deems appropriate following the filing by plaintiffs of an amended complaint. 

2. This stipulation may be executed by way of counterpart signatures and/or by way

of facsimile signatures. 

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Dated: August 11, 2008 EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of 

California

By: /s/ Deborah A. Wordham 

Clifford T. Lee

Deborah A. Wordham

Deputy Attorneys General

Attorneys for the State Defendants

Dated: August 12, 2008 NOSSAMAN, LLP

By: /s/ Paul S. Weiland (auth. 8/12/08)

Paul S. Weiland

Attorneys for the Plaintiffs

Dated: August 11, 2008 NOMELLINI, GRILLI & MCDANIEL

PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATIONS

By: /s/ Daniel A. McDaniel (auth. 8/11/08)

Daniel A. McDaniel

Attorneys for Defendant-Interveners

Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta

Water Agency, Honker Cut Marine, Inc.,

Rudy Mussi, and Robert Souza

Dated: August 12, 2008 MICHAEL B. JACKSON

By: /s/ Michael B. Jackson (auth. 8/12/08)

Michael B. Jackson,

Attorneys for Defendant-Interveners

California Sportfishing Protection

Alliance, California Striped Bass

Association, and the Northern California

Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN,

It is ordered that the scheduling conference in the above entitled matter, currently scheduled for

September 12, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. in Courtroom 3, be continued to October 31, 2008 at 8:15 AM

in Courtroom 3 before Judge Oliver W. Wanger.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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