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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO FILE 

AN AMENDED COMPLAINT AND FOR AN 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

2:06-CV-02845-LKK-JFM

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Christopher A. Sproul (Bar No. 126398) 

Megan Anderson (Bar No. 237548) 

Environmental Advocates 

5135 Anza Street 

San Francisco, California 94121 

Telephone: (415) 533-3376 

Facsimile: (415) 358-5695 

Email: csproul@enviroadvocates.com

manderson@enviroadvocates.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE, and 

FRIENDS OF THE RIVER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE, a 

non-profit corporation, and FRIENDS OF THE 

RIVER, a non-profit corporation 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, 

CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, as Secretary of 

Commerce, RODNEY MCINNIS, as Regional 

Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries 

Service Southwest Region, UNITED STATES 

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PETE GEREN, 

as Acting Secretary of the Army, COLONEL 

RONALD L. LIGHT, as District Engineer, 

Sacramento District, and YUBA COUNTY 

WATER AGENCY

Defendants. 

Civil Case No.: 2:06-CV-02845-LKK-JFM

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE 

AN AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

Plaintiffs recently filed, on April 26, 2007, a Second Amended Complaint to add claims against 

Defendant Yuba County Water Agency. In response to a new Biological Opinion, which Defendant 

National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) issued on April 27, 2007 (“2007 BiOp”), Plaintiffs hereby 

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seek leave to file a Third Amended Complaint, attached as Plaintiffs’ Exhibit A, to include claims 

relating to the 2007 BiOp. To avoid duplicative work, the Parties seek to extend the deadline for 

Defendants to file an Answer to allow Defendants to respond to Plaintiffs’ proposed Third Amended 

Complaint, instead of Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint, as required by this Court’s order dated, 

May 3, 2007. 

Accordingly, the Parties hereby stipulate and request the Court to order in accord with this 

stipulation, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiffs be granted leave to file an amended 

complaint to include claims relating to the 2007 BiOp and that Defendants will not answer the Second 

Amended Complaint on May 21, 2007, as provided for in this Court’s May 3, 2007 Order, and will 

instead file an answer or response to the Third Amended Complaint by June 11, 2007. The Parties wish 

to preserve the next status conference, calendared by the Court for June 18, 2007. 

Dated: May 16, 2007 

Respectfully Submitted, 

 

 /s/ Megan M. Anderson 

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MEGAN M. ANDERSON 

Environmental Advocates 

5135 Anza Street 

San Francisco, CA 94121 

tel: (530) 277-5758 

fax: (415) 358-5695 

manderson@enviroadvocates.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 /s/ Lawson Fite (as authorized on 5/8/07 )

LAWSON FITE 

Trial Attorney 

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

 

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As the filing attorney, I, Megan Anderson, attest that Defendants’ counsel finds the contents of this filed 

document acceptable and have given me permission to electronically file this stipulated motion on Defendants’ 

behalf. 

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U.S. Department of Justice 

202-305-0217 

202-305-0275 fax 

Lawson.fite@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants NATIONAL MARINE 

FISHERIES SERVICE, CARLOS M. 

GUTIERREZ, as Secretary of Commerce, 

RODNEY MCINNIS, as Regional Administrator of 

the National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest 

Region, UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF 

ENGINEERS, PETE GEREN, as Acting Secretary 

of the Army, COLONEL RONALD L. LIGHT, as 

District Engineer, Sacramento District 

_/s/ Whitman F. Manley (as authorized on 5/15/07)

WHITMAN F. MANLEY 

Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley, LLP 

455 Capitol Mall, Suite 210 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 443-2745 

Facsimile: (916) 443-9017 

WManley@rtmmlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant YUBA COUNTY WATER 

AGENCY 

ORDER

Plaintiffs are hereby granted leave to file their Third Amended Complaint, attached as Exhibit A. 

Defendants are not required to file Answers to the Second Amended Complaint. Instead, 

Defendants shall file Answers to the Third Amended Complaint on or before June 11, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 16, 2007. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On May 16, 2007, a true and correct copy of the foregoing STIPULATION AND [Proposed] ORDER 

TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT AND FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT and Exhibit A, Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive 

Relief, were served electronically via the Court’s e-filing system to Counsel of Record.

 

/s/ Megan M. Anderson___ 

 Megan M. Anderson 

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