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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901 Environmental Cleanup Expenses

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER and

ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,

et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-02560 JSW

ORDER DENYING

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION

FOR STATUS CONFERENCE

The Court HEREBY DENIES Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company’s (“Union

Pacific”) administrative motion to have a status conference in advance of the pretrial conference

to address issues for trial. The Court admonishes Union Pacific that their recent change in

counsel does not provide an opportunity to revisit past rulings or to make arguments that their

predecessor failed to make. In their request for a special status conference, Union Pacific states

that “there are several other issues that could be resolved as a matter of law in pretrial

proceedings, thereby narrowing the issues and reducing the time required for trial.” (Admin

Mot. at 3.) However, the time for bringing dispositive motions has long since passed. 

Additionally, the parties have already had their opportunity to bring motions in limine. As the

Court addressed at the earlier pretrial conference, the second pretrial conference is not an

opportunity to submit additional motions in limine or objections, unless such motions or 

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objections are justified by changes in circumstances dated after first current pretrial conference. 

Obtaining new counsel does not qualify as one of these changes in circumstances.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 28, 2010 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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