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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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Page 1 – JOINT STIPULATION RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MTN. FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS -C 05-1144 PJH

Marc D. Fink, pro hac vice

4515 Robinson Street

Duluth, Minnesota 55804

Tel: 218-525-3884

Fax: 218-525-3857

mfink@biologicaldiversity.org

Peter M.K. Frost, pro hac vice

Western Environmental Law Center

1216 Lincoln Street

Eugene, Oregon 97401

Tel: 541-485-2471

Fax: 541-485-2457

frost@westernlaw.org

Brent Plater (CA Bar # 209555)

1095 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: 415-436-9682

Fax: 415-436-9683

bplater@biologicaldiversity.org

Counsel for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CITIZENS FOR BETTER FORESTRY, et al., ) Case No. C 05-1144 PJH

)

 Plaintiffs, ) JOINT STIPULATION AND MOTION

) RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

v. ) ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

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U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, et al., ) AND

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Defendants, ) [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY

) BRIEFING TO ALLOW 

and ) SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS

)

AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOC., et al., )

)

Defendants-Intervenors. )

 )

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Plaintiffs have filed their motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, and other expenses pursuant to

the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and the Endangered Species Act,

16 U.S.C. § 1540(g)(4). In order to facilitate the ongoing settlement discussions regarding

Plaintiffs’ motion, the Plaintiffs and Defendants jointly move this Court to stay briefing on

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Plaintiffs’ motion for 60 days. In support of this motion, Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate as

follows;

1. Concurrently with this joint stipulation and motion, Plaintiffs have filed a motion

for attorneys’ fees and costs. Plaintiffs’ motion will be supplemented as appropriate to account

for any future litigation in this case.

2. Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that briefing and argument on Plaintiffs’ claim for

fees and costs may be unnecessary in light of the parties’ attempt to settle Plaintiffs’

claim.

3. Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that further proceedings on Plaintiffs’ motion for

an award of fees and costs, including the filing of memoranda and evidentiary and other materials

supporting that motion, should be deferred for 60 days. At that time, Plaintiffs and Defendants

will either jointly propose a briefing schedule to address Plaintiffs’ motion for fees and costs, or

the parties shall otherwise apprise this Court of the status of Plaintiffs’ motion and any request

for action by this Court.

Based on the foregoing, the parties respectfully request that this Court stay briefing and

argument on Plaintiffs’ concurrently filed motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs for 60

days from the date of the Court’s order granting such stay.

Respectfully submitted this 12 day of February, 2008. th

/s/ Peter M.K. Frost 

Peter M.K. Frost

Marc D. Fink

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

/s/ Cynthia Huber 

Cynthia Huber

Andrew Smith

Attorneys for Defendants

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________________________

Phyllis J. Hamilton

United States District Judge

2/20/08

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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