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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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Jack Silver, Esq. SB # 160575

Email: lhm28843@sbcglobal.net

LAW OFFICE OF JACK SILVER

Jerry Bernhaut, Esq. SB # 206264

Email: j3bernhaut@gmail.com

Post Office Box 5469

Santa Rosa, CA 95402-5469

Tel (707) 528-8175 

Fax. (707) 528-8675

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH, an IRC CASE NO.: 3:15-cv-01283 WHO

Section 501(c)(3) WATCH, non-profit,

public benefit corporation, EXPEDITED MOTION FOR

RELIEF FROM CASE MANAGEMENT

Plaintiff, SCHEDULE; DECLARATION OF

v. JERRY BERNHAUT; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

SONOMA VALLEY COUNTY [Civil L. R. 16-2(d)]

SANITATION DISTRICT and SONOMA

COUNTY WATER AGENCY,

Defendants. Case Mgmt Conf.: August 18, 2015

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Plaintiff CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH hereby moves for relief from the Court’s Order

of June 25, 2015 re-setting the Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines (Dkt 

#11) in that Plaintiff moves to further extend all deadlines for a period of sixty (60) days.

Dated: August 5, 2015 /s/ Jerry Bernhaut 

JERRY BERNHAUT

Attorney for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH

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DECLARATION OF JERRY BERNHAUT

1. I am co-counsel for Plaintiff California River Watch herein, have personal

knowledge of all matters stated herein, and, if called as a witness, could and would testify

competently thereto. 

2. A previous Expedited Motion for Relief was filed on behalf of Plaintiff on June

24, 2015 (Dkt # 10). At that time, the parties and their respective counsel were continuing in

settlement discussions and had drafted a Settlement Agreement for presentation to Defendant’s

Board of Supervisors. The Court issued its Order (Dkt #11) further extending the deadlines set

forth in the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines as follows:

Last day to: 

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early - August 4, 2015

 settlement, ADR process selection, and 

 discovery plan

•file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel

•file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice

 of Need for ADR Phone Conference

File Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures - August 11, 2015

and File Case Management Statement

Initial Case Management Conference - August 18, 2015

2:00 p.m. - Courtroom 2, 17 Floor, San Francisco. th

3. Following the June 25, 2015 Order, Defendants were served with the Complaint

in order to comply with the mandates of Rule 4. As the parties continue in the final stages of

negotiations, Plaintiff agreed to extend the time within which Defendant may respond to the

Complaint (served on Defendants on July 13, 2015) for a period of sixty (60) days. Defendant

filed a Stipulation to that effect indicating that granting the Stipulation would change the dates

currently set by the Court in its June 25, Order; and, advising the Court of the U.S. Department

of Justice’s 45-day review period required for any settlement reached, pursuant to 33 U.S.C.

§1365(c)(3) (Dkt # 14). The Court issued its Order extending Defendant’s deadline to respond

to the Complaint to October 5, 2015.

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4. In lieu of the above, I am requesting all deadlines be further extended for a period

of sixty (60) days. The continuance requested will not hinder or harm any proceedings in this

matter.

 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed in Santa Rosa, California on

August 5, 2015.

 /s/ Jerry Bernhaut 

JERRY BERNHAUT

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is hereby, 

ORDERED, that the deadlines set forth in the Order Setting Initial Case Management

Conference and ADR Deadlines be further extended as follows:

Last day to: 

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early - October 05, 2015

 settlement, ADR process selection, and 

 discovery plan

•file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel

•file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice

 of Need for ADR Phone Conference

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial - October 12, 2015

disclosures and File Case Management Statement

Initial Case Management Conference - October 20, 2015

2:00 p.m. - Courtroom 2, 17 Floor, San Francisco th

Dated: _________ __________________________

WILLIAM H. ORRICK

United States District Judge

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