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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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THIRD STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER 

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COUNSEL IDENTIFICATION ON FOLLOWING PAGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONSOLIDATED SALMON CASES CASE NOS.

1:09-cv-1053-LJO-BAM

1:09-cv-1090-LJO-DLB

1:09-cv-1378-LJO-DLB

1:09-cv-1520-LJO-DLB

1:09-cv-1580-LJO-DLB

1:09-cv-1625-LJO-DLB

THIRD STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER 

EXPENSES

Judge: Hon. Lawrence J. O’Neill

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY, et al. v. GARY. F. LOCKE, et 

al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1053),

STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT v. 

NOAA, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1090),

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v. 

GARY F. LOCKE, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-cv-1378)

KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY, et al. v. 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-cv-1520)

OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al. 

v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et 

al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1580),

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA v. NMFS, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-cv-1625),

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IDENTIFICATION OF COUNSEL

DANIEL J. O’HANLON (SBN 122380)

HANSPETER WALTER (SBN 244847)

REBECCA R. AKROYD (SBN 267305)

ELIZABETH L. LEEPER (SBN 280451)

KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN 

& GIRARD

400 Capitol Mall, 27th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 321-4500

Facsimile: (916) 321-4555

EILEEN M. DIEPENBROCK (SBN 119254)

DAVID A. DIEPENBROCK (SBN 215679)

JONATHAN R. MARZ (SBN 221188)

DIEPENBROCK ELKIN GLEASON, LLP

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 2200

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 492-5000

Facsimile: (916) 446-2640

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY

BRADLEY H. OLIPHANT (SBN 216468)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section

999 18th St., South Terrace, Ste. 370

Denver, CO 80211

Telephone: (303) 844-1381

Facsimile: (303) 844-1350

WILLIAM J. SHAPIRO (CO State Bar 030929)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

501 I Street, Ste. 9-700

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 930-2207

Facsimile: (916) 930-2010

Attorneys for FEDERAL DEFENDANTS

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THIRD STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER 

EXPENSES

To facilitate settlement discussions regarding Plaintiff San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water 

Authority’s (“Authority”) claim for attorneys’ fees and other expenses in this case, the Authority 

and Defendants Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, et al. (“Federal 

Defendants”) have previously stipulated to, and the Court has ordered, a stay on briefing and 

argument of the Authority’s motion for attorneys’ fees and other expenses. Doc. 771, Doc. 778. 

These parties have reached a recommended agreement in principle to settle the Authority’s fees 

claim, subject to review within the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior. To 

allow additional time for the review of the proposed settlement, the Authority and Federal 

Defendants jointly request that this Court extend the stay on Authority’s motion for attorneys’ fees 

and other expenses for an additional 45 days, to January 29, 2016. The parties are requesting the 

same extension of a stay on the Authority’s pending motion for attorneys’ fees in the Delta Smelt 

Cases, Case 1:09-cv-407-LJO-BAM, which these parties have likewise settled in principle. 

In support of this request, the Authority and Federal Defendants stipulate as follows:

1. On March 19, 2015, the Authority filed a motion for an award of attorneys’ fees 

and other expenses for this litigation. Doc. 764. 

2. On March 19, 2015, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation to stay further 

briefing and argument on the Authority’s motion for attorneys’ fees and other expenses until 

September 15, 2015, to allow for settlement discussions. Doc. 771. That order directed the parties 

to apprise the Court of any settlement or further requested action, or jointly propose a briefing 

schedule to address the Authority’s motion for fees and other expenses if there was no settlement, 

upon expiration of the stay. 

3. On September 14, 2015, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation regarding the 

motion for attorneys’ fees and other expenses, under which the parties agreed to stay briefing and 

argument on the Authority’s motion for attorneys’ fees until December 15, 2015. Doc. 778.

4. The Authority and Federal Defendants have reached a recommended agreement in 

principle to settle the Authority’s claim for fees and expenses. Before any settlement can be 

concluded however, the proposed settlement terms must be reviewed and approved within the 

Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior. If the recommended agreement is 

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eventually adopted, the Authority and Federal Defendants agree that further briefing and 

argument on the Authority’s claim for fees and other expenses, and a decision by the Court, will 

be unnecessary. A stay will therefore conserve the parties’ and the Court’s resources. 

5. Based on the joint stipulation set forth above, the parties respectfully request that 

this Court extend the stay of briefing and argument on the Authority’s motion for attorneys’ fees 

and other expenses until January 29, 2016. By that date, the parties will either report that 

settlement has been completed and the Authority is withdrawing its motion for fees and expenses, 

or request other action by the Court in the absence of a completed settlement. 

Respectfully submitted this 14th day of December, 2015.

Dated: December 14, 2015 DIEPENBROCK ELKIN GLEASON, LLP

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Eileen M. Diepenbrock

Eileen M. Diepenbrock

Attorneys for Plaintiff, SAN LUIS & DELTAMENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY

Dated: December 14, 2015 KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Daniel J. O’Hanlon

Daniel J. O’Hanlon

Attorneys for Plaintiff, SAN LUIS & DELTAMENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY

Dated: December 14, 2015 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Environmental & Natural Resources Division

By: /s/ William Shapiro

William Shapiro, Trial Attorney

Attorneys for FEDERAL DEFENDANTS

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 15, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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