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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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Case No. CV 03-2509-SI

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (SCSBN 9990)

United States Attorney

CHARLES M. O’CONNOR (SBN 56320)

Assistant United States Attorney

Environment & Natural Resources Unit

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone No: (415) 436-7180

Facsimile No: (415) 436-6748

MATTHEW J. McKOWEN, Acting Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

LISA L. RUSSELL, Assistant Section Chief

KEVIN W. McARDLE, Trial Attorney (D.C. Bar No. 454569)

MICHAEL R. EITEL, Trial Attorney (Neb. Bar No. 22889)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369

Tel: 202-305-0339 / Fax: 202-305-0275

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY,

et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, et

al.,

Defendants.

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Case No: CV 03-2509-SI

JOINT STIPULATION SETTLING

PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

WHEREAS, by Order dated August 3, 2004, the Court granted Plaintiffs' motion for partial

summary judgment on their first and second claim, and, by Order dated January 3, 2005, the Court

partially granted and partially denied Defendants' motion to alter or amend the judgment and Plaintiffs'

motion for injunctive relief; 

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WHEREAS, by Order dated March 14, 2006, the Court granted in part and denied in part

Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on all remaining claims, and, by Order dated September 26,

2006, the Court issued its remedy order partially vacating and remanding various challenged actions

in the case;

 NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby Stipulate and Agree as follows:

1. Defendants agree to settle all of Plaintiffs’ claims for costs and attorneys’ fees in the

above-captioned litigation for a total of $400,000.00. A check or check(s) will be made payable in that

amount to: Center for Biological Diversity, c/o Brendan Cummings, P.O. Box 549, Joshua Tree, CA

92252.

2. Defendants agree to submit all necessary paperwork to the Department of the Treasury’s

Judgment Fund Office pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 1540(g)(4) within ten (10) business days of receipt of

the signed court order approving this Stipulation;

3. Plaintiffs agree to accept payment of $400,000.00 in full satisfaction of any and all

claims for attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation to which Plaintiffs are entitled in the above-captioned

litigation, through and including the date of this agreement;

4. Plaintiffs agree that receipt of this payment from Defendants shall operate as a release

of Plaintiffs’ claims for attorneys’ fees and costs in this matter;

5. By this agreement, Defendants do not waive any right to contest fees claimed by

Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ counsel, including the hourly rate, in any future litigation. Further, this

stipulation as to attorneys’ fees and costs has no precedential value and shall not be used as evidence

in any other attorneys’ fees litigation.

6. The schedule for a hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Fees and Costs as set forth in the

parties April 5, 2007 Status Report (Dkt. # 205) is vacated.

Respectfully submitted this 8th day of May, 2007

MATTHEW J. McKOWEN

Acting Assistant Attorney General /s/ Brendan Cummings (authorized via email) 

Brendan R. Cummings (CA Bar. No. 183952)

 /s/ Michael R. Eitel CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 

MICHAEL R. EITEL, Trial Attorney P.O. Box 549

(SBN 22889 (Neb.)) Joshua Tree, CA 92252

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Case No. CV 03-2509-SI 3

KEVIN W. McARDLE, Trial Attorney Tel: (760) 366-2232

U.S. Department of Justice Fax: (760) 366-2369

Environment & Natural Resources Division bcummings@biologicaldiversity.org

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369 Lisa T. Belenky (CA Bar. No. 203225)

Washington, DC 20044-7369 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Tel: (202) 305-0339; Fax: (202) 305-0275 1095 Market Street, Suite 511

Attorneys for Federal Defendants San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: (415) 436-9682 x 307

Lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org

Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _________________________ ____________________________________

HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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