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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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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING;

[PROPOSED] ORDER 1 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW-KAW

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JOHN C. CRUDEN 

Assistant Attorney General

JOHN THOMAS H. DO 

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

(202) 514-2593

john.do@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OUR CHILDREN’S EARTH FOUNDATION and 

ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION,

Plaintiffs,

v.

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY, et al., 

Defendants.

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Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW-KAW

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

HEARING; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Plaintiffs Our Children’s Earth Foundation and Ecological Rights Foundation (“Plaintiffs”), 

and Defendants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (“Defendants”) hereby stipulate and respectfully request a Court 

order continuing the hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs until October 15, 

2015 or shortly thereafter.

WHEREAS, on February 26, 2015, Plaintiffs filed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, 

Dkt. # 59, and that motion has been fully briefed as of July 6, 2015;

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AS MODIFIED

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING;

[PROPOSED] ORDER 2 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW-KAW

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WHEREAS, on May 20, 2015, the Court continued the motion hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion 

to September 3, 2015, Dkt. # 70;

WHEREAS, undersigned counsel for federal Defendants underwent an unexpected medical 

procedure on September 2, 2015, and was instructed not to travel;

WHEREAS, undersigned counsel for federal Defendants represents that he must undergo a 

more extensive medical procedure in the month of September; 

WHEREAS, on September 2, 2015, Dkt. #78, the Court signed the parties’ stipulation, Dkt. 

#77, to continue the motion hearing to allow undersigned counsel for federal Defendants sufficient 

time to recover from these medical procedures;

WHEREAS, undersigned counsel for federal Defendants now represents that he anticipates 

being able to travel for a motion hearing scheduled on October 15, 2015 or later;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue the hearing for 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, Dkt. # 59, until October 15, 2015 or a date shortly 

thereafter. 

Respectfully submitted this 11th day of September, 2015.

CHRISTOPHER A. SPROUL

 s/ Jodene Isaacs_(as authorized)_

JODENE ISAACS

Environmental Advocates 

5135 Anza Street 

San Francisco, California 94121 

Telephone: (415) 533-3376

Facsimile: (415) 358-5695 

Email: csproul@enviroadvocates.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 3 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW-KAW

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JOHN THOMAS H. DO, Trial Attorney

 s/ John Thomas H. Do

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

(202) 514-2593 (Phone); (202) 514-8865 (Fax)

john.do@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5.1(i)(3), I attest that counsel for Defendants has concurred 

in the filing of this document.

E-FILING ATTESTATION

JOHN THOMAS H. Do

s/ John Thomas H. Do

U.S. Department of Justice

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING;

[PROPOSED] ORDER 4 Case No. 3:13-cv-2857-JSW-KAW

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

The above STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING is GRANTED. Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, Dkt. # 59, shall be scheduled for October 15, 2015 at 

11:00 AM.

Dated:________________ ______________________________

HON. KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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November 19, September 16, 2015

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