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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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E-Filed 3/31/16

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

TRANSIT AMERICA SERVICES, INC, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-01121-HRL 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE 

SETTLEMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 4

The parties informed the court that they have reached a settlement which is “contingent 

upon” whether federal agencies object to their settlement agreement by April 27, 2016. The 

parties also state that they may be able “to resolve” the objections, if any, that federal agencies 

make to the settlement. The parties therefore request May 27, 2016 as “the deadline for the filing”

of either a stipulated dismissal or else the filing of a notice that the settlement “is null and void.”

All previously scheduled deadlines and appearances are vacated. On or before May 27, 

2016, the parties shall file either a stipulated dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

(“FRCP”) 41(a)(1)(A) or else a notice that the settlement is null and void. If the parties file 

neither a stipulated dismissal nor a notice that the settlement is null and void by May 27, then the 

parties shall appear in Courtroom 2 on the 5th Floor of the United States District Court at 280 

South First Street, San Jose, California on May 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. and show cause, if any, 

why the case should not be dismissed pursuant to FRCP 41(a)(1)(A). Additionally, the parties 

shall file a statement in response to this Order to Show Cause no later than May 27, 2016 advising 

as to (1) the status of the activities of the parties in finalizing settlement; and (2) how much 

additional time, if any, is requested to finalize the settlement and file the dismissal. If the parties 

file either a stipulated dismissal or a notice that the settlement is null and void as ordered, then the 

Order to Show Cause hearing will be automatically vacated and the parties need not file a 

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statement in response to this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/31/16

Howard R. Lloyd

United States Magistrate Judge

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