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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:7604 Clear Air Act (Emission Standards)

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE ANSWER 

AND INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES Case No. 10-cv-02859-PJH

IGNACIA S. MORENO

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

MICHELLE R. LAMBERT

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Tel: (202) 616-7501

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Email: michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov

Attorney for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

COMITE CIVICO DEL VALLE, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

v.

LISA JACKSON, in her official capacity as

Administrator of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, and

JARED BLUMENFELD, in his official

capacity as Regional Administrator for Region

IX of the United States Environmental

Protection Agency,

 Defendants.

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Case No. 10-cv-02859-PJH

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

ANSWER AND INITIAL CASE

MANAGEMENT DEADLINES 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE ANSWER 

AND INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES 2 Case No. 10-cv-02859-PJH

WHEREAS, on June 29, 2010, Plaintiff Comite Civico del Valle, Inc. filed the complaint

in the above-captioned matter against Defendants Lisa P. Jackson, in her official capacity as

Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Jared Blumenfeld, in

his official capacity as Regional Administrator for Region IX of the United States Environmental

Protection Agency (collectively, “EPA”), alleging that EPA failed to fulfill a certain nondiscretionary duty under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q, and that such alleged

failure is actionable under section 304(a)(2) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7604(a)(2); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and EPA seek to resolve this case through private settlement,

thereby reducing litigation expenses and preserving the Court’s resources, and are currently

engaged in settlement discussions; 

WHEREAS, any final settlement of this case must be approved by authorized officials at

the United States Department of Justice and EPA, a process that can take several weeks;

WHEREAS, at least 30 days before any final settlement of this matter can be entered,

EPA must provide notice of such settlement in the Federal Register and an opportunity for public

comment pursuant to section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(g); 

WHEREAS, no previous requests for extensions of time or continuances have been filed

in this case, and the parties believe that the requested 90-day continuances below will not

adversely affect the schedule of this case;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, the parties, by and through

their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to entry of an order that:

1. Extends EPA’s time for responding to the complaint to December 6, 2010;

2. Continues the parties’ deadline to file a Case Management Statement to January

19, 2011;

3. Continues the initial case management conference to January 26, 2011 at 2:00pm

or a date and time thereafter set by the Court.

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS:

Dated: August 10, 2010 /s/ Richard Toshiyuki Drury (with permission)

GIDEON KRACOV (SBN 179815)

801 S. Grand Avenue, Ste. 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90017

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE ANSWER 

AND INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES 3 Case No. 10-cv-02859-PJH

213.629.2071

FAX 213.623.7755

gk@gideonlaw.net

RICHARD TOSHIYUKI DRURY (SBN 163559)

Lozeau | Drury LLP 

410 12th Street, Suite 250

Oakland, CA 94607

Telephone: (510) 836-4200

FAX (510) 836-4205

richard@lozeaudrury.com

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS:

Dated: August 10, 2010 IGNACIA S. MORENO

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

/s/ Michelle R. Lambert MICHELLE R. LAMBERT

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Telephone: (202) 616-7501

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Email: michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _________________ __________________________________

HON. PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

8/11/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE ANSWER 

AND INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES 4 Case No. 10-cv-02859-PJH

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On August 10, 2010, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Stipulation to Continue

Answer and Initial Case Management Deadlines and [Proposed] Order was served electronically

via the Court’s e-filing system to Counsel of Record.

 

 /s/ Michelle R. Lambert 

MICHELLE R. LAMBERT

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