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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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Submitted by:

RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

JAMES A. MAYSONETT, Trial Attorney (D.C. Bar No. 463856)

Environment & Natural Resources Division

U.S. Department of Justice

Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369

Telephone: (202) 305-0216 / Facsimile:(202) 305-0275

Attorneys for the Federal Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE

COUNCIL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE et al.,

Defendants.

SAN LUIS & DELTA MENDOTA

WATER AUTHORITY, et. al.

Defendant-Intervenors

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Case No.: 05-CV-01207 (OWW) (LJO)

Supplemental Scheduling Conference

Order

I. Date of Scheduling Conference.

May 16, 2008.

II. Schedule of Case.

1. The parties have stipulated that the Federal Defendants’ pending Motion for More

Definite Statement or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss, Docket No. 630 (May 12, 2008), shall be

submitted on the papers. As such, the hearing dates previously noted for that motion on June 9,

2008 and July 14, 2008 are hereby VACATED. The parties have also stipulated that the

Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Opposition, Docket No. 642 (May 15, 2008), shall be deemed to

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respond to any joinder(s) filed on or after May 15, 2008 (even where not specifically addressed

by the Opposition). Any replies in support of the Motion for More Definite Statement or, in the

Alternative, to Dismiss shall be filed by May 23, 2008.

2. The following schedule is adopted with the understanding that, if the Court grants

said pending Motion, there may be a need to modify the schedule.

3. If the Court denies said pending Motion, then no later than ten (10) days after the

Court issues its Order thereon, the Federal Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors shall file their

responsive pleadings to Plaintiffs’ Third Supplemental Complaint.

4. The Federal Defendants shall lodge and certify the supplemental administrative

record by June 6, 2008.

5. Summary judgment motions and any motions to augment (or objections to) the

supplemental administrative record shall be filed by July 7, 2008.

6. Oppositions to summary judgment motions (and any oppositions to motions to

augment the supplemental administrative record) shall be filed by July 28, 2008.

7. Any replies to cross-motions for summary judgment (or in support of any motions

to augment the supplemental administrative record) shall be filed by August 6, 2008.

8. Motions for summary judgment shall be heard on August 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in

Courtroom 3 before Judge Oliver W. Wanger.

9. The summary judgment motions submitted by the parties shall be limited to the

merits of the claims presented in the Plaintiffs’ Third Supplemental Complaint. Once the

motions for summary judgment on the merits are resolved, the Court will, if necessary, set a 

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further schedule for the briefing of any remedies.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 29, 2008 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

HON. OLIVER W. WANGER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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