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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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STIPULATION RE DISMISSAL Case No. 2:13-CV-00840-GEB-DAD

ANDREW L. PACKARD (State Bar No. 168690)

MEGAN E. TRUXILLO (State Bar No. 275746)

JOHN J. PRAGER (State Bar No. 289610)

Law Offices of Andrew L. Packard

100 Petaluma Blvd. N., Suite 301

Petaluma, CA 94952

Tel: (707) 763-7227

Fax: (707) 763-9227

E-mail: Andrew@packardlawoffices.com

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING

PROTECTION ALLIANCE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, a non-profit 

corporation,

 Plaintiff,

vs.

JEFFREY BEARD, in his official capacity as 

Secretary of the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation,

 Defendant.

Case No. 2:13-CV-00840-GEB-DAD

STIPULATION TO DISMISS 

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS WITH 

PREJUDICE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

GRANTING DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE [FRCP 41(a)(2)]

Plaintiff California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“CSPA”) and Defendant Jeffrey Beard, 

in his official capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 

(“Defendant”) in the above-captioned action, stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on or about February 8, 2013, CSPA provided Defendant with a Notice of 

Violations and Intent to File Suit (“60-Day Notice Letter”) under Section 505 of the Federal Water 

Pollution Control Act (“Act” or “Clean Water Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365;

WHEREAS, on April 29, 2013 CSPA filed its Complaint against Defendant in this Court, 

and said Complaint incorporated by reference all of the allegations contained in CSPA’s 60-Day 

Notice Letter;

WHEREAS, CSPA and Defendant, through their authorized representatives and without 

either adjudication of CSPA’s claims or admission by Defendant of any alleged violation or other 

wrongdoing, have chosen to resolve in full by way of settlement the allegations of CSPA as set forth 

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STIPULATION RE DISMISSAL Case No. 2:13-CV-00840-GEB-DAD

in CSPA’s 60-Day Notice Letter and Complaint, thereby avoiding the costs and uncertainties of 

further litigation. A copy of the Parties’ proposed consent judgment (“Consent Judgment”) entered 

into by and between CSPA and Defendant is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by 

reference;

WHEREAS, CSPA has submitted the Consent Judgment via certified mail, return receipt 

requested, to the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice (“the agencies”) and the 45-day 

review period set forth at 40 C.F.R. § 135.5 has now expired;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between the 

Parties that CSPA’s claims, as set forth in its 60-Day Notice Letter and Complaint, be dismissed 

with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). The Parties respectfully request 

an order from this Court dismissing such claims with prejudice. In accordance with Paragraph 16 of 

the Consent Judgment, the Parties also request that this Court retain and have jurisdiction over the 

Parties through September 30, 2017, for the sole purpose of resolving any disputes between the 

Parties arising under the Consent Judgment. 

Dated: May 1, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW L. PACKARD

By: /s/ Andrew L. Packard______________

Andrew L. Packard

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE

Dated: May 1, 2015 KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

GAVIN G.MCCABE

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

ELLYN S. LEVINSON

Deputy Attorney General

By: /s/ Daniel S. Harris, Esq. _______

DANIEL S. HARRIS

Attorneys for Defendant

Jeffrey Beard, in his official capacity as

Secretary of the California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation

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STIPULATION RE DISMISSAL Case No. 2:13-CV-00840-GEB-DAD

ORDER

Good cause appearing, and the Parties having stipulated and agreed, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE’s claims against Defendant JEFFREY BEARD, in his official 

capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as set forth in 

CSPA’s 60-Day Notice Letter and Complaint, are hereby dismissed with prejudice, each side 

to bear their own attorney fees and costs, except as provided for by the terms of the 

accompanying Consent Judgment.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain and have jurisdiction over the 

Parties solely for the purpose of resolving disputes arising under the Consent Judgment

attached to the Parties’ Stipulation to Dismiss as Exhibit A until September 30, 2017. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 1, 2015

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