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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:0701 Maritime Subsidy Board

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J. MARTIN WAGNER (Cal. Bar No. 190049) 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 6th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Tel: (510) 550-6700 

Fax: (510) 550-6740 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Okinawa Dugong (Dugong dugon), Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island 

Restoration Network, Japan Environmental Lawyers Federation, Save The Dugong 

Foundation, Dugong Network Okinawa, Committee Against Heliport Construction, Save 

Life Society, Anna Koshiishi, Takuma Higashionna, and Yoshikazu Makishi 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

OKINAWA DUGONG (Dugong Dugon); 

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; 

TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION 

NETWORK; JAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL 

LAWYERS FEDERATION; SAVE THE 

DUGONG FOUNDATION; DUGONG 

NETWORK OKINAWA; COMMITTEE 

AGAINST HELIPORT CONSTRUCTION, 

SAVE LIFE SOCIETY; ANNA KOSHIISHI; 

TAKUMA HIGASHIONNA; and 

YOSHIKAZU MAKISHI, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

DONALD H. RUMSFELD, in his official 

capacity as the Secretary of Defense; and U.S. 

Department of Defense, 

 Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. C-03-4350 (MHP) 

Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel 

January 29, 2007 

3:00 P.M. 

FOURTH JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL 

STATUS REPORT AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

(National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 

§§ 470 et seq.) 

1. Pursuant to the Court’s January 12, 2007 Order, the parties file this Fourth 

Supplemental Joint Status Report and Proposed Order in advance of the status conference 

scheduled for January 29, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. In light of the status of documentary disclosures 

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described in this report and the parties’ agreement as to how to proceed with further exchange of 

information, the parties agree that a joint status conference at this time would be premature. The 

parties therefore propose postponing the conference until April 16, 2007. 

2. In their Third Joint Supplemental Status Report and Proposed Order, filed on June 

19, 2006, the parties agreed that Defendants would provide additional documents to Plaintiffs by 

August 25, 2006, regarding the May 1, 2006 “Roadmap” for the construction of a replacement 

facility for the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The parties also agreed to confer within 60 

days of Plaintiffs’ receipt of those documents as to whether additional discovery would be 

appropriate in this case or, if not, to agree to a schedule on dispositive motions, and to file an 

additional status report and proposed order. Based on the August 25, 2006 date agreed upon for 

the production of documents, on June 23, 2006, the court scheduled the status conference in this 

matter for November 27, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., and required the joint supplemental status report to 

be filed one week prior to the conference, on November 20, 2006. 

3. Due to due to delays in locating, compiling, assembling, and organizing all of the 

documents to be produced on August 25, 2006, and pursuant to a series of stipulations agreed to 

by the parties and approved by the Court, delivery of the documents to plaintiffs’ counsel was 

postponed until October 18, 2006. 

4. On October 25, 2006, plaintiffs’ counsel received the responsive documents from 

Defendants. Because of the two months delay from the August 25, 2006 production date, the 

parties jointly stipulated and requested that the court postpone the scheduled November 27, 2006 

status conference until Monday, January 29, 2007, at 3:00 p.m., with a further joint status report 

due one week prior to the status conference, on Monday, January 22, 2007. On January 12, 2007, 

the Court so Ordered. On January 22, 2007, the Court rescheduled the status conference for 

February 5, 2007 

5. On January 16, 2007, plaintiff’s counsel received a second installment of 

responsive documents from Defendants. 

6. On January 18, 2007, counsel for the parties conferred by telephone to discuss 

whether additional discovery is appropriate in this case. Plaintiffs indicated that they would need 

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time to review the second set of documents before being able to make a definitive assessment of 

the need for further discovery. Plaintiffs also indicated that, depending on the content of the 

second set of documents, they would likely need a limited amount of further information to be 

able to file a dispositive motion. Defendants indicated a willingness to pursue further 

information exchange with the goal of progressing towards the filing of dispositive motions. 

Accordingly, the parties agree as follows: 

7. Plaintiffs agree to review the second set of documents received on January 16, 

2007, and to provide Defendants with specific requests for further information and admissions by 

February 5, 2007. 

8. By February 12, Defendants will indicate whether they are willing to respond to 

the requests. By March 12, Defendants will respond to Plaintiffs’ requests for additional 

information and/or admissions. 

9. By April 9, the parties will agree to a process for conducting additional discovery 

or to a schedule for the filing of dispositive motions, and will file an additional status report and 

proposed order reflecting that agreement. 

10. The parties agree that in light of the status of documentary disclosures and the 

parties’ agreement as to how to proceed with further exchange of information, a joint status 

conference at this time would be premature. The parties therefore propose postponing the status 

conference until April 16, 2007. 

11. Due to the Court’s unavailability, the status conference previously set for January 

29, 2007 has been rescheduled for February 5, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. As indicated above, the parties 

agree that a status conference will not be necessary until further information exchange has taken 

place. However, should the Court wish to hold a status conference at this time, the parties jointly 

request that the status conference be rescheduled for February 12, 2007, to accommodate a 

conflict in plaintiffs’ counsel’s schedule. 

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Respectfully submitted, this 22nd day of January, 2007. 

Dated: January 22, 2007 ________/s/_______________ 

 J. Martin Wagner (Cal. Bar No. 190049) 

 Earthjustice 

 426 17th Street, 6th Floor 

 Oakland, CA 94612 

 Tel: (510) 550-6700 

 Fax: (510) 550-6740 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Dated: January 22, 2007 ________/s/_________________ 

 Charles R. Shockey (D.C. Bar No. 914879) 

 U.S. Department of Justice 

 501 “I” Street, Suite 9-700 

 Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 

 Tel: (916) 930-2203 

 Fax: (916) 930-2210 

 Counsel for Defendants

ORDER

The Court hereby adopts this Fourth Joint Supplemental Status Report, and the parties are 

directed to comply with this Order. 

Dated: _______________ _________________________________ 

 MARILYN HALL PATEL 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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