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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 TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE MOTION TO DISMISS AND SCHEDULE MEDIATION; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER -1-

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

KANWARJIT S. DUA, ESQ. (SBN 214591)

THERESA A. DUNHAM, ESQ. (SBN 187644)

LOUINDA V. LACEY, ESQ. (SBN 275888)

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000

Sacramento, CA 95814-2403

Telephone: (916) 446-7979

Facsimile: (916) 446-8199

kdua@somachlaw.com

tdunham@somachlaw.com

llacey@somachlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY OF REDDING

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION 

ALLIANCE, a non-profit corporation, 

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF REDDING, a municipality,

Defendant.

Civil Case No. 2:12-CV-01884-GEB-KJN

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO 

FILE MOTION TO DISMISS AND 

SCHEDULE MEDIATION; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

The City of Redding (City) and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) 

hereby stipulate to the following and jointly request that the Court extend the deadlines in the 

Court’s January 23, 2013 Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order, filed as Docket No. 13, setting forth 

the parties’ respective filing deadlines relative to the City’s Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 

12(b)(1) motion to dismiss and to schedule a date for mediation with the Magistrate Judge in this 

matter.

WHEREAS, CSPA filed its Complaint on July 17, 2012 (Docket No. 1);

WHEREAS, CSPA served the summons and complaint on the City on October 31, 2012;

WHEREAS, the City filed and served its answer to the complaint on November 21, 2012 

(Docket No. 9);

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SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

WHEREAS, CSPA and the City (collectively the Parties) submitted their first Joint Status 

Report on October 15, 2012 (Docket No. 6);

WHEREAS, on October 23, 2102, the Court issued an order continuing the Case 

Management Conference for this case to January 14, 2013, and directing the Parties to submit an 

updated Joint Status Report at least fourteen (14) days prior to the conference (Docket No. 7);

WHEREAS, the Parties submitted a Second Joint Status Report on December 28, 2012 

(Docket No. 10); 

WHEREAS, on January 9, 2013, the Court issued an order further continuing the Case 

Management Conference for this matter to January 28, 2013, and directing the Parties to submit a 

further updated Joint Status Report at least fourteen (14) days prior to the conference and propose 

a briefing schedule for the City’s anticipated Rule 12(b)(1) dismissal motion (Docket No. 11);

WHEREAS, the Parties submitted a Third Joint Status Report on January 14, 2013 

(Docket No. 12), which included a proposed briefing schedule and hearing date for the City’s 

Rule 12(b)(1) dismissal motion;

WHEREAS, on January 23, 2013, the Court issued an order (January 23 Order) further 

continuing the Case Management Conference for this matter to June 10, 2013 and setting forth a 

briefing schedule for the City’s anticipated Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss CSPA’s complaint 

(Docket No. 13);

WHEREAS, the January 23 Order requires the City’s dismissal motion be filed by March 

1, 2013, CSPA’s opposition be filed by March 22, 2013, and the City’s reply by April 1, 2013, 

and noticed the motion for hearing on April 22, 2013;

WHEREAS, CSPA has submitted a written settlement offer to the City;

WHEREAS, the City has reviewed CSPA settlement offer and submitted a counter 

settlement proposal, which included specific information discussing the City’s sewer system 

management program.

WHEREAS, in order to fully consider the City’s counter-proposal, CSPA has requested 

the City provide further information and documents relative to its sewer system management 

program;

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE MOTION TO DISMISS AND SCHEDULE MEDIATION; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER -3-

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

WHEREAS, the City is in the process of providing CSPA with the requested information 

and documents; 

WHEREAS, the Parties continue to negotiate in good faith in an effort to reach settlement 

in this matter and in the interest of judicial and financial economy wish to extend the Court 

ordered filing deadlines and hearing date for the dismissal motion for sixty (60) days to allow for 

sufficient time to attempt to reach a full settlement in this matter.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties that:

1. The briefing deadlines set forth in the January 23 Order (Docket No. 13) shall be 

vacated.

2. If the Parties have not settled the case by May 1, 2013 the parties stipulate to the 

following revised briefing schedule:

City’s dismissal motion shall be filed on May 15, 2013;

CSPA’s opposition shall be filed on or before June 5, 2013;

City’s reply shall on filed on or before June 17, 2013; and

The hearing on the motion shall be noticed for June 24, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

Dated: February 27, 2013 By: /s/ Kanwarjit S. Dua

Kanwarjit S. Dua, 

Attorneys for Defendant CITY OF 

REDDING

LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC.

Dated: February 27, 2013

/s/Drevet Hunt (as authorized on 2/27/13)

Drevet Hunt

Layne Friedrich

Attorneys for Plaintiff California 

Sportfishing Protection Alliance

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A Professional Corporation

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Date: 3/5/2013

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 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

 Senior United States District Judge

DEAC_Signature-END:

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