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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 16:1538 Endangered Species Act

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RONALD J. TENPAS, Acting Asst. Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

LAWSON E. FITE, 

Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CALIFORNIA TROUT, INC.,

CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CHAPTER OF

THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY,

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY, and FRIENDS OF THE

RIVER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary of the

United States Department of the Interior, and 

H.DALE HALL, Director of the United

States Fish and Wildlife Service,

Defendants.

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No. C 07-5798 SI

JOINT STIPULATION EXTENDING

TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

AND CONTINUING INITIAL CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-1, 6-2 and 7-12, this Stipulation is entered into by and between

Plaintiffs, California Trout, Inc., California-Nevada Chapter of the American Fisheries Society,

Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River, and Defendants, Dirk Kempthorne,

Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, and H. Dale Hall, Director of the United

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No. C 07-5798 SI

Joint Stipulation Extending Time 2

States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

WHEREAS, on November 15, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint for Declaratory and

Injunctive Relief pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-44;

WHEREAS, the Complaint was served upon the United States Attorney for the Northern

District of California on November 19, 2007;

WHEREAS, Defendants’ Answer or other response to the Complaint, pursuant to Fed. R.

Civ. P. 12(a)(3), would therefore be due January 18, 2008;

WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference in this matter is currently set for

February 20, 2008, at 1:30 p.m.;

WHEREAS, the Defendants seek an additional 30 days in order to make an early evaluation

of the prospects of settlement of this litigation;

WHEREAS, no extensions of time have previously been granted to either party;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby Stipulate and Agree as follows:

1. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint by February 19, 2008.

2. The Initial Case Management Conference shall be continued to March 28, 2008, at 2:00

p.m.

Dated: December 14, 2007 Respectfully Submitted,

 /s/ Lisa Belenky Lisa Belenky (CA Bar No. 203225)

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

1095 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone: (415) 436-9682

Facsimile: (415) 436-9683

Email: lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org

Attorney for Plaintiffs

RONALD J. TENPAS, Acting Asst. Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

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No. C 07-5798 SI

Joint Stipulation Extending Time 3

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE, 

Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Case No. C 07-5798 SI

Certificate of Service 4

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CALIFORNIA TROUT, INC.,

CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CHAPTER OF

THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY,

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY, and FRIENDS OF THE

RIVER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary of the

United States Department of the Interior, and 

H.DALE HALL, Director of the United

States Fish and Wildlife Service,

Defendants.

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No. C 07-05798 SI

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December14, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such to the

attorneys of record.

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE

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