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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Northern California River Watch,

 Plaintiff,

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Bo Dean Co., et al.,

 Defendants.

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No. C 05-2879 WDB

ORDER FOLLOWING MARCH 1,

2006, FURTHER CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

On March 1, 2006, the Court held a Further Case Management Conference in the

above-referenced case. For reasons stated on the record, the Court ORDERS as follows:

1. On Friday, March 3, 2006, defense counsel Fitzpatrick will consult with defense

experts regarding the list of demands prepared by plaintiff in connection with the parties'

recent mediation.

2. The Court anticipates that the March 3, 2006, consultation process will generate

some questions regarding plaintiff's demands. Defendant must promptly communicate any

such questions to plaintiff. By March 24, 2006, plaintiff must respond to those questions.

3. Also by March 24, 2006, plaintiff's counsel must complete walk-through site

inspections of the two relevant sites. An engineer or other appropriately knowledgeable

person employed by defendant must accompany plaintiff's counsel on these inspections.

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Plaintiff's counsel may, but is not required to, bring his own expert. Defense counsel is also

permitted to attend the inspections.

The fact that plaintiff has conducted these preliminary site inspections will not

preclude it from conducting more thorough inspections later in the litigation, if such

inspections prove necessary. 

4. After completing the steps outlined above, the parties must assess whether a

further mediation session with Mr. George would be productive. If both parties believe that

a further mediation might prove productive, they must promptly schedule such a session --

and it must be completed by the end of April, 2006.

3. If, after (or before) the further mediation session, the parties believe that they are

close to resolving the case, they may jointly request a short continuance of the May 10th case

management conference scheduled below.

4. By noon on Monday, May 8, 2006, each party must file a (separate) Case

Management Conference Statement. The statements must, at a minimum, contain the party's

proposed discovery plan, anticipated motion practice (if any), and the party's preference for

the month in which trial should be held.

5. On May 10, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., the Court will hold a further telephonic Case

Management Conference. Defense counsel must initiate the conference call, get all parties

on the line, then call the Court's conference call line at (510) 637-3326.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 1, 2006 /s/ Wayne D. Brazil 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

Copies to:

All parties,

WDB.

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