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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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McCrary v. Gutierrez et al., Case No. 08-cv-1592-RMW

Stipulation to Transfer Administrative Record

RONALD J. TENPAS

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief

LISA L. RUSSELL, Assistant Chief

ROBERT P. WILLIAMS, Trial Attorney (SBN 474730 (DC))

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

Telephone: (202) 305-0206

Facsimile: (202) 305-0275

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

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HOMER T. MCCRARY, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, ET AL., )

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Defendants. )

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Case No. 08-cv-1592-RMW

STIPULATION TO TRANSFER

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND

SUPPLEMENT TO

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

Date: September 12, 2008

Time: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Judge: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte

Courtroom 6, 4th Floor

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-11 and 7-12, Federal Defendants Carlos Gutierrez,

United States Secretary of Commerce, the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”), and

Russ M. Strach, NMFS Assistant Regional Administrator of the Protected Resources Division of

the Southwest Region (collectively referred to as “NMFS”), joined by Plaintiff Homer McCrary,

respectfully request that the Court transfer the paper copy of the administrative record and the

supplement to the administrative record from the case file for McCrary v. Gutierrez, No. C 06-

04174-JW (N.D. Cal. 2007) (“McCrary I”) to the instant case. As grounds for the instant

request, the parties agree and stipulate as follows:

1. The McCrary I case involved the same parties and legal issues as the instant case. 

AND ORDER

*E-FILED - 9/8/08*

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The case was dismissed without prejudice in December 2007 for lack of jurisdiction due to a

lack of 60-days written notice of Plaintiff’s intent to sue, 16 U.S.C. § 1540(g)(2)(C). See

McCrary v. Gutierrez, 528 F. Supp. 2d 995 (N.D. Cal. 2007). Plaintiff filed the instant lawsuit

in March 2008 after providing written notice of his intent to sue.

2. In McCrary I, NMFS had filed a certified administrative record, in both electronic

form (i.e., on CD-Rom) and in paper form (consisting of three binders of documents), on or

about November 27, 2006. See Dckt. Nos. 22-24. NMFS subsequently filed a supplement to the 

administrative record on February 22, 2007, in both electronic and paper form. See Dckt. Nos.

25-26.

3. On July 2, 2008, Plaintiff filed motion in the instant case to proceed on the

administrative record and briefs from McCrary I (Dckt. No. 11).

4. NMFS filed an opposition to Plaintiff’s motion on July 30, 2008, in which NMFS

proposed an expedited litigation schedule for filing its answer, the administrative record, and

new cross-motions for summary judgment. See Dckt. No. 20. In particular, NMFS proposed

filing its administrative record in this case by August 15, 2008.

5. As it indicated it would do, on August 15, 2008, NMFS filed the administrative

record in the above-captioned case. This administrative record is identical to the administrative

record filed in McCrary I, save for the new case number and caption information. The

administrative record in the instant case was filed in CD-Rom form only.

6. Given that the administrative records in McCrary I and the instant case are

identical, the parties agree that transferring the paper copy of the administrative record and the

supplement to the administrative record from McCrary I to the instant case is in the interest of

justice, as it would conserve government resources by preventing NMFS from having to compile

a new paper copy of the administrative record for filing in the instant case. 

7. Although NMFS stipulates to the transfer the paper copy of the administrative

record and the supplement to the administrative record from McCrary I to the instant case,

NMFS continues to oppose transferring the summary judgment briefs from McCrary I to the

instant case, and instead would prefer to file updated summary judgment briefs. See Dckt. No.

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20.

8. Wherefore, for the reasons set forth above, the parties hereby agree and stipulate

to the transfer of the paper copy of the original administrative record from McCrary v. Gutierrez,

No. C 06-04174-JW (N.D. Cal. 2007) (Dckt. Nos. 22-24), plus the paper copy of the supplement

to the administrative record (Dckt. Nos. 25-26) to the above-captioned case.

Respectfully submitted: August 19, 2008

/s/ Robert P. Williams 

ROBERT P. WILLIAMS, Trial Attorney (SBN 474730 (DC))

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

Telephone: (202) 305-0206

Facsimile: (202) 305-0275

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

/s/ James L. Buchal 

James L. Buchal OSB #92161

MURPHY & BUCHAL LLP

2000 S.W. First Avenue, Suite 420

Portland, OR 97201

Tel: 503-227-1011

Fax: 503-227-1034

Attorney Pro Hac Vice for Plaintiff

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk shall transfer the

paper copy of the original administrative record from McCrary v. Gutierrez, No. C 06-04174-JW

(N.D. Cal. 2007) (Dckt. Nos. 22-24), plus the paper copy of the supplement to the administrative

record (Dckt. Nos. 25-26) to the above-captioned case.

Dated: August __, 2008

_________________________

RONALD M. WHYTE

U.S. District Judge

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