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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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IGNACIA S. MORENO, Assistant Attorney General

SETH M. BARSKY, Section Chief

DANIEL J. POLLAK, Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369

(202) 305-0201 (tel) 

(202) 305-0275 (fax)

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

JACLYN LOPEZ (CA Bar No. 258589)

LISA T. BELENKY (CA Bar No. 203225)

Center for Biological Diversity

351 California Street, Suite 600 

San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: (415) 436-9682 x. 305

Fax: (415) 436-9683

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, and )

THE BAY INSTITUTE )

)

Plaintiffs, )

) Case No. 3:09-cv-05370-MHP

)

v. ) JOINT STATUS REPORT AND 

) STIPULATED REQUEST FOR

) ORDER EXTENDING STAY

)

KEN SALAZAR, SECRETARY OF )

DEPARTMENT OF )

INTERIOR, and U.S. FISH AND )

WILDLIFE SERVICE; )

)

 Defendants. )

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28 No. 3:09-cv-05370-MHP—Joint Status Report & Stipulated Request re Stay Page 2

On October 28, 2010, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and The Bay Institute

(collectively “the Center”), and Federal Defendants Secretary Salazar and the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (collectively “Federal Defendants”) filed a stipulated request for a 60-day stay

of this litigation while the parties engaged in settlement negotiations. (Dkt. 44) The Court

granted this request on October 29, and ordered that the parties file a joint status report on or

before December 28 on the status of such negotiations. (Dkt. 45). The parties herein provide

their Joint Status Report and respectfully request an order from this Court extending the stay an

additional 60 days, until February 25, 2011. 

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

Counsel for the parties have reached agreement in principle on substantive terms of a

settlement. Counsel for Federal Defendants is recommending that these terms be approved by

the appropriate officials in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior, and

Department of Justice. The parties are also negotiating regarding Plaintiff’s reasonable

attorney’s fees and costs, and Plaintiff has submitted a request for fees and costs that is under

review by Defendants. 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR FURTHER STAY OF PROCEEDINGS

Given that settlement negotiations have progressed and are continuing, the parties submit

that judicial economy would best be served by a further 60-day stay of this litigation. The Parties

therefore request, Pursuant to Civil Local Rule (“Civ. L.R.”) 6-2, that the Court grant an order

staying this litigation until February 25, 2011, by which time, if the parties have not filed a

settlement agreement, they will file a joint status report advising the Court of the status of their

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28 No. 3:09-cv-05370-MHP—Joint Status Report & Stipulated Request re Stay Page 3

settlement discussions and describing whether additional time is needed to complete settlement,

or whether a new briefing schedule and hearing date should be set.

Dated: December 27, 2010

IGNACIA S. MORENO, Assistant Attorney General

SETH M. BARSKY, Section Chief

 /s/ Daniel Pollak 

 DANIEL POLLAK

Trial Attorney 

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) 305-0201 

Fax: (202) 305-0275 

Email: daniel.pollak@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

 /s/ Jaclyn Lopez (with permission) 

 JACLYN LOPEZ (CA Bar No. 258589)

LISA T. BELENKY (CA Bar No. 203225)

Center for Biological Diversity

351 California Street, Suite 600 

San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: (415) 436-9682 x. 305

Fax: (415) 436-9683

Email: jlopez@biologicaldiversity.org

lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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28 No. 3:09-cv-05370-MHP—Joint Status Report & Stipulated Request re Stay Page 4

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: , 2010 

Honorable Marilyn H. Patel

United States District Judge

January 3, 2011

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 27th day of December, 2010, I caused a copy of the foregoing

Joint Status Report and Stipulated Request for Order Extending Stay to be served on the counsel

of record by means of the Court’s electronic filing system:

Jaclyn M Lopez 

jlopez@biologicaldiversity.org

Lisa T. Belenky 

lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org

 /s/ Daniel Pollak 

DANIEL POLLAK

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