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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9607 Real Property Tort to Land

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Stipulation and Motion to Withdraw Brief Without 

Prejudice / Order 1

John C. Cruden

Assistant Attorney General

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Karl J. Fingerhood, Senior Counsel

Andrew J. Doyle, Attorney

P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

Telephone: (202) 514-7519 & (202) 514-4427

Facsimile: (202) 514-0097

karl.fingerhood@usdoj.gov

andrew.doyle@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for United States of America

THOMAS M. BRUEN (SBN: 63324)

LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS M. BRUEN

A Professional Corporation

1990 N. California Boulevard, Suite 620

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: (925) 295-3137

Facsimile: (925) 295-3132

tbruen@tbslaw.com

Attorney for El Dorado County, California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, 

et al.,

Defendants.

AND RELATED ACTIONS.

No. 2:01-cv-1520-MCE-DAD

STIPULATION TO WITHDRAW UNITED 

STATES’ BRIEF WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

and ORDER

WHEREAS, on July 8, 2011 (ECF No. 416) the Court entered an Order granting 

El Dorado County’s (“County”) Motion to Modify the Consent Decree in this matter. 

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Stipulation and Motion to Withdraw Brief Without 

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WHEREAS, by Order dated October 29, 2014 (ECF No. 445) the Court ordered 

further briefing on the issues remaining in this dispute between the County and the 

United States.

WHEREAS, the Court’s Order required the County to file an opening brief by 

November 28, 2014; the United States to file a response brief by January 2, 2015; and 

the County to file a reply brief by January 16, 2015.

WHEREAS, on November 28, 2014, the County filed its opening brief (ECF No. 

446).

WHEREAS, on December 3, 2014, the parties had an in-person mediation to 

attempt to resolve the remaining issues in dispute before the District Court as well as 

some additional issues.

WHEREAS, in light of the parties’ progress at mediation, on December 22, 2014, 

the parties filed a stipulation and motion to extend the deadline by which the United 

States must filed its response brief (ECF No. 447).

WHEREAS, the requested extension was to February 2, 2015.

WHEREAS, in the absence of action by the Court, the United States filed its 

response brief on January 2, 2015 (ECF No. 448).

WHEREAS, on January 6, 2015, the Court granted the parties’ extension motion 

(ECF No. 449).

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that the United States’ brief is 

hereby WITHDRAWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE. In accordance with the Court’s Order of 

January 6, 2015 (ECF No. 449), the United States shall have until, Monday, February 2, 

2015 to submit any response brief. Any reply on behalf of the County must be filed no 

later than February 17, 2015.

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Stipulation and Motion to Withdraw Brief Without 

Prejudice / Order 3

DATED: January 13, 2015

Respectfully submitted,

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

U.S. Department of Justice

__/s/ Andrew J. Doyle___________

ANDREW J. DOYLE

Trial Attorney

Environmental Defense Section

Environment & Natural Resources Division

U.S. Department of Justice

KARL J. FINGERHOOD

Senior Counsel

Environmental Enforcement Section

Environment & Natural Resources Division

U.S. Department of Justice

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

FOR DEFENDANT EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA:

LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS M. BRUEN

A Professional Corporation

Dated: January 13, 2015 __/s/ Thomas M. Bruen (with permission by AJD)

THOMAS M. BRUEN (SBN: 63324)

1990 N. California Boulevard, Suite 620

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: (925) 295-3137

Facsimile: (925) 295-3132

tbruen@tbslaw.com

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Stipulation and Motion to Withdraw Brief Without 

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ORDER

Upon consideration of the Parties’ Stipulation and Motion for the United States to 

Withdraw its Brief Without Prejudice, it is hereby ORDERED that the stipulated motion is 

GRANTED. The brief filed by the United States on January 2, 2015 (ECF No. 448) is 

hereby deemed WITHDRAWN WITHOUT PREJUDICE. As previously stipulated and 

ordered, the United States shall have until Monday, February 2, 2015, to file any 

response brief pursuant to the Court’s Order dated October 29, 2014 (ECF No. 445). 

Any reply on behalf of the County must be filed no later than February 17, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 14, 2015

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