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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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CASE NO. NO. 2:19-CV-02460-KJM-CKD 

Craig A. Moyer (Bar No. CA 94187) 

cmoyer@manatt.com 

Peter R. Duchesneau (Bar No. CA 168917) 

pduchesneau@manatt.com 

MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP 

11355 West Olympic Boulevard 

Los Angeles, CA 90064-1614 

Telephone (310) 312-4000 

Facsimile (310) 312-4224 

Attorneys for Defendant 

KERN OIL & REFINING CO. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and SAN 

JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR 

POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

KERN OIL & REFINING CO., 

Defendant. 

No. 2:19-CV-02460-KJM-CKD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO 

INITIAL COMPLAINT 

Action Filed: December 9, 2019 

 Complaint served (via waiver of service): 

 December 9, 2019 

 Current response date: February 7, 2020 

 New response date: April 30, 2020 

 Status Conference: April 16, 2020 

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2019, Plaintiffs, the United States of America, by the 

authority of the Attorney General of the United States and through its undersigned counsel, acting 

at the request and on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), and 

the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed its 

complaint (“Complaint”) in this action against defendant Kern Oil & Refining Co. (“Kern Oil”); 

WHEREAS, on December 9, 2019, Plaintiffs lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the 

Court, setting forth the terms of a settlement reached with Kern Oil; 

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WHEREAS, on December 9, 2019, Plaintiffs requested that Kern Oil waive service of the 

summons pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Kern Oil agreed to 

waive service of the summons; 

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Department of Justice (the “Department”) to consent to 

a proposed judgment in an action to enjoin discharges of pollutants into the environment only 

after or on condition that an opportunity is afforded persons (natural or corporate) who are not 

named as parties to the action to comment on the proposed judgment prior to its entry by the 

Court and to effectuate this policy, each such proposed judgment in an action to enjoin discharges 

of pollutants into the environment is to be lodged with the court as early as feasible but at least 30 

days before the judgment is entered by the court (28 CFR § 50.7); 

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2019, the Department published a notice on the lodging of 

the proposed Consent Decree in the Federal Register (84 Fed. Reg. 68490); 

WHEREAS, the period of review for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree 

ended on January 15, 2020, and no objections to the proposed Consent Decree or other responses 

were received by the Department; 

WHEREAS, the United States intends to file a request with the Court to approve and 

enter the proposed Consent Decree; 

WHEREAS, the initial time for Kern Oil to file a responsive pleading to the Complaint is 

February 7, 2020; 

WHEREAS, in light of the parties’ entering into the Proposed Consent Decree and a 

forthcoming request for the Court to approve and enter the Proposed Consent Decree; 

WHEREAS, the Court’s Order of December 10, 2019, requires that no stipulations 

extending scheduling requirements or modifying applicable rules are effective until and unless the 

court approves them; 

WHEREAS, the parties have not previously extended the time to respond to the 

Complaint; 

WHEREAS, in the interests of efficiency and judicial economy, the parties wish to 

preserve costs incurred in this matter; 

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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiffs and 

Kern Oil, through their respective counsel of record, that the time for Kern Oil to respond to the 

Complaint is extended until April 30, 2020. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: February 3, 2020 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

By: /s/ LORI JONAS (as authorized on February 3, 

2020) 

LORI JONAS 

Assistant Section Chief 

Environmental Enforcement Section 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, DC 20044-7611 

(202) 514-4080 

lori.jonas@usdoj.gov 

 

Dated: February 3, 2020 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

By: /s/ MATTHEW R. BELZ (as authorized on February 

3, 2020)

MATTHEW R. BELZ 

Assistant United States Attorney 

United States Attorney’s Office 

Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 

(916) 554-2758 

Matthew.Belz@usdoj.gov 

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Dated: February 3, 2020 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION 

CONTROL DISTRICT 

By: /s/ Annette Ballatore-Williamson (as authorized on 

February 3, 2020) 

Annette Ballatore-Williamson 

District Counsel 

San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 

District 

1990 East Gettysburg Avenue 

Fresno, CA 93726 

(559) 230-6033 

annette.ballatore@valleyair.org 

Dated: February 3, 2020 KERN OIL & REFINING, CO. 

By: /s/ Peter R. Duchesneau 

Peter R. Duchesneau 

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 

11355 West Olympic Blvd 

Los Angeles, Ca 90064-1614 

(310) 312-4000 

pduchesneau@manatt.com 

 

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ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 7, 2020. 

325751465.3 

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