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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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Joint Stipulation Extending Time for Defendants’ Response 

To Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint and Modifying 

Briefing Schedule 

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JOHN C. CRUDEN 

Assistant Attorney General 

United States Department of Justice 

Environmental & Natural Resources Division 

MELINDA HAAG (CABN 132612) 

United States Attorney 

ALEX G. TSE (CSBN 152348) 

Chief, Civil Division 

ERICA BLACHMAN HITCHINGS (MABN 669825) 

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643) 

Assistant United States Attorneys 

KENNETH ROONEY (NMBN 128670) 

Trial Attorney 

Natural Resources Section 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, DC 20044 

Telephone: 202.514.9269 

Fax: 202.305.0506 

Kenneth.rooney@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

BRIAN R. TURNER (CABN 251687) 

Senior Field Officer and Attorney 

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

San Francisco Field Office 

5 Third St., Suite 707 

San Francisco, CA 94103 

TEL: (415) 947.0692 

FAX: (415) 947-0699 

BTurner@savingplaces.org 

ELIZABETH S. MERRITT (DCBN 337261) 

Deputy General Counsel 

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20037 

TEL: (202) 588-6026 

FAX: (202) 588-6038 

EMerritt@savingplaces.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC 

PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES 

 Plaintiff, 

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE;

ESTATE, Service PACIFIC REGION, 

 

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Case No.: CV-14-05179 WHA 

JOINT STIPULATION REQUESTING 

EXTENSION OF 

TIME FOR DEFENDANTS’ 

RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

MODIFYING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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Subject to the Court’s approval, the Parties stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, on November 24, 2014, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Declaratory and 

Injunctive Relief. ECF No. 1. 

WHEREAS, on December 1, 2014, this Court issued a Related Case Order, finding that 

this lawsuit is related to City of Berkeley v. United States Postal Service (“City of Berkeley”), C 

14-04916 WHA (filed Nov. 5, 2014). See ECF No. 15. Defendants’ responsive pleading in City 

of Berkeley is currently due January 22, 2015, and this Court has scheduled a case management 

conference on the matter for March 19, 2015, at 8:00 AM (Order dated December 29, 2014). 

WHEREAS, on December 31, 2014, Plaintiff in the present lawsuit filed an Amended 

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief. ECF No. 21. 

WHEREAS, Defendants’ responsive pleading is currently due January 23, 2015, and the 

case management hearing scheduled for February 19, 2015. 

WHEREAS, undersigned counsel for Defendants requests an additional six days to file a 

response to Plaintiff’s amended complaint, up to and including January 29, 2015. 

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WHEREAS, an additional six days will allow the Defendants to prepare a comprehensive 

and well-organized responsive pleading. It will also ensure that Defendants have adequate time 

to complete the internal review process within the Department of Justice and the United States 

Postal Service for both this case and City of Berkeley. 

WHEREAS, the Parties also agree to a stipulation that provides one additional week 

beyond the time allowed in Civil L.R. 7.3 for Plaintiff’s response and Defendants’ reply: 

Plaintiff’s response to Defendants’ responsive pleading would be due February 19, and 

Defendants’ reply due March 5. 

WHEREAS, the requested extension for both parties takes into account the complex 

nature of the briefing involved (see Commentary to Civil L.R. 7-2, 7-3). 

WHEREAS, the Parties also request that this Court continue the case management 

conference in this case (scheduled for February 19, 2015) to March 19, 2015, to coincide with 

the case management conference to be held in City of Berkeley. Because of the overlap between 

the two related cases, combining the two case management conferences will save the resources 

of both this Court and the Parties. Plaintiff’s counsel in this matter have conferred with 

Plaintiffs’ counsel in the City of Berkeley case who have stated that they have no objection to this 

proposed schedule. 

WHEREAS, the requested extension will not unduly delay the proceedings in this matter. 

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, and subject to the Court’s approval, the 

Parties hereby stipulate that the time for Defendants to respond to the Amended Complaint in 

this matter shall be extended until and including January 29, 2015. The Parties also stipulate that 

Plaintiff’s response to Defendants’ responsive pleading is due February 19, and Defendants’ 

reply due March 5. The Parties also stipulate, subject to this Court’s approval, that the case 

management conference in this case, scheduled for February 19, 2015, be continued to March 19, 

2015, to coincide with the case management conference in City of Berkeley.

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DATED: January 8, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

 JOHN C. CRUDEN 

 Acting Assistant Attorney General 

 Environmental & Natural Resources Division 

 MELINDA HAAG 

 United States Attorney 

 

 By: /s/ Kenneth Rooney 

 KENNETH ROONEY (NMBN 128670) 

 Trial Attorney1

 

 Natural Resources Section 

 

 ERICA BLACHMAN HITCHINGS 

 SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643) 

 Assistant United States Attorneys 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

BRIAN R. TURNER (CABN 251687) 

National Trust for Historic Preservation 

By: /S/ Brian R. Turner 

ELIZABETH S. MERRITT (DCBN 337261) 

National Trust for Historic Preservation 

By: /S/ Elizabeth S. Merritt 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 

 

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 I, Kenneth Dean Rooney, hereby attest that I obtained the concurrence in the filing of this 

document of all signatories whose signatures are represented by /s/.

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PROPOSED ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. Defendants shall have until January 29, 

2015, to respond to Plaintiff’s amended complaint. Plaintiff’s response to Defendants’ 

responsive pleading is due February 19, and Defendants’ reply is due March 5. The hearing on 

any motion to dismiss filed by Defendants, as well as the case management conference, are 

hereby continued to March 19, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. 

Date: ___________________________ ___________________________ 

HONORABLE WILLIAM ALSUP 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

January 9, 2015.

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