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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2409(a) Quiet Title Action

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

COLIN LENNARD (SBN 42304) 

MARTIN L. PITHA (SBN 192447) 

FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. 

555 S. Flower Street, Suite 4100 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 892-9200 

Facsimile: (213) 892-9494 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

HAZEL GREEN RANCH, LLC 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

HAZEL GREEN RANCH, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

THE INTERIOR, DIRK KEMPTHORNE, 

in his capacity as Secretary of the United 

States Department of the Interior, 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, MARY A. 

BOMAR, in her capacity as Director, 

National Park Service, MICHAEL J. 

TOLLEFSON, in his capacity as 

Superintendent, Yosemite National Park, 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE, CHARLES F. 

CONNOR, in his capacity as Acting 

Secretary of the United States Department 

of Agriculture, NATIONAL FOREST 

SERVICE, GAIL KIMBALL, in her 

capacity as Chief of the National Forest 

Service, and UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA, 

Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. 1: 07-0414 

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STIPULATION RE: 

(1) HEARING DATE RE 

PLAINTIFF HAZEL GREEN 

RANCH, LLC’S MOTION TO 

JOIN MARIPOSA AND 

TUOLUMNE COUNTIES AS 

PARTIES; 

(2) MODIFICATION TO 

SCHEDULING ORDER; AND 

(3) STAY OF COURT 

PROCEEDINGS TO MAY 5, 

2008 

ORDER 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Plaintiff Hazel Green Ranch, LLC (hereafter “HGR”), Defendants United 

States Department of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne (in his capacity as Secretary of 

the United States Department of the Interior), the National Park Service, Mary 

Bomar (in her capacity as Director, National Park Service), Michael Tollefson (in 

his capacity as Superintendent, Yosemite National Park), the United States 

Department of Agriculture, Charles F. Connor (in his capacity as Acting Secretary 

of the United States Department of Agriculture), the National Forest Service, Gail 

Kimball (in her capacity as Chief of the National Forest Service), and the United 

States of America (hereafter the “Federal Defendants”), and Defendant-Intervenors 

Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and The Wilderness Society 

(hereafter “Defendant-Intervenors”), by and through their undersigned counsel of 

record, respectfully request that the Court modify certain pending scheduled dates 

in this case and enter a stay of court proceedings until May 5, 2008, for good cause 

as follows: 

1. The Pending Hearing on HGR’s Motion to Join Mariposa 

 and Tuolumne Counties

Mariposa County, one of the two counties HGR has sought to join in this 

matter, has requested additional time to consider and address certain issues raised in 

this litigation, and the potential resolution thereof. Thus, HGR, the Federal 

Defendants, and the Defendant-Intervenors request that the April 7, 2008 hearing 

date concerning HGR’s Motion to Join Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties (the 

“Motion”) be continued to May 5, 2008. 

2. Modification to Scheduling Order re Expert and Rebuttal Expert

 Disclosure Deadlines

In light of the postponement of the hearing on the Motion, and in the interest 

of judicial economy, HGR, the Federal Defendants, and the Defendant-Intervenors 

request that the pending expert disclosure date of April 15, 2008, be continued to 

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May 15, 2008, and the pending supplemental and rebuttal expert disclosure date of 

May 15, 2008, be continued to June 16, 2008. 

3. Stay of Proceedings to May 5, 2008

In light of Mariposa County’s request set forth in Paragraph 1, above, and the 

requested postponement of the hearing on the Motion, HGR, the Federal 

Defendants, and the Defendant-Intervenors request that all proceedings, hearings, 

and pending matters before this Court be stayed until May 5, 2008 (with the 

exception of the briefing on the Motion, which shall occur as set by Local Rule 78-

230(c) based on the new May 5, 2008, hearing date).1

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: March 20, 2008 /s/ Martin L. Pitha (authorized 3/20/08)

COLIN LENNARD 

MARTIN L. PITHA 

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 

555 S. Flower Street, Suite 4100 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

T: (213) 892-9200 / F: (213) 892-9494 

Counsel for Plaintiff 

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT, U.S. Attorney 

KRISTI C. KAPETAN, Assistant U.S. 

Attorney 

2500 Tulare St., Suite 4401 

Fresno, CA 93721 

T: (559) 497-4000 / F: (559) 497-4099 

Dated: March 20, 2008 /s/ Bruce D. Bernard (authorized 3/20/08)

RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney 

General 

BRUCE D. BERNARD, Trial Attorney 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

1961 Stout Street, 8th Floor 

Denver, Colorado 80294 

T: (303) 844-1361 / F: (303) 844-1350 

Counsel for Federal Defendants 

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Tuolumne County has been advised of this potential change in the hearing 

date and briefing schedule. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Dated: March 20, 2008 /s/ George M. Torgun 

DEBORAH S. REAMES 

GREGORY C. LOARIE 

GEORGE M. TORGUN 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

T: (510) 550-6725 / F: (510) 550-6749 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors 

ORDER 

Pursuant to the forgoing stipulation of the parties, IT IS ORDERED as 

follows: 

1. The April 7, 2008 hearing on Plaintiff Hazel Green Ranch, LLC’s 

 Motion to Join Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties (the “Motion”) is 

 hereby continued to May 5, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. before this Court. 

2. The Scheduling Order in this case is hereby modified to reflect that the 

 expert disclosure date is May 15, 2008, and the supplemental and 

 rebuttal expert disclosure date is June 16, 2008. 

3. All proceedings, hearings, and pending matters before this Court shall 

 be stayed until May 5, 2008 (with the exception of the parties’ and 

 non-parties’ briefing on the Motion, which shall occur as set by Local 

 Rule 78-230(c). 

Dated: March 20, 2008 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

 ________________________________ 

HON. OLIVER W. WANGER 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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