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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: 05:0701 Maritime Subsidy Board

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Case No. 3:13-cv-01266-MMC 

JOINT STIPULATION OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL AND PROPOSED ORDER

BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C. 

Kathryn E. Szmuszkovicz (DC Bar #388735)* 

kes@bdlaw.com

Anthony L. Michaels (DC Bar #458510)*

amichaels@bdlaw.com 

Daniel B. Schulson (DC Bar #991299)* 

dschulson@bdlaw.com 

1350 I Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20005-3311 

T: (202) 789-6000 F: (202) 789-6190 

BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.

Gary J. Smith (SBN 141393) 

gsmith@bdlaw.com

456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94104-1251 

T: (415) 262-4000 F: (415) 262-4040 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors Bayer 

CropScience LP, Syngenta Crop Protection, 

LLC, and Valent U.S.A. Corporation

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice 

Complete counsel list on signature page

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

Kirsten L. Nathanson (DC Bar #463992)* 

knathanson@crowell.com

Thomas R. Lundquist (DC Bar #968123)*

tlundquist@crowell.com

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 

T: (202) 624-2500 F: (202) 628-5516 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors Bayer 

CropScience LP, Syngenta Crop Protection, 

LLC, and Valent U.S.A. Corporation

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

Claudia M. O’Brien (DC Bar #447354)*

claudia.o’brien@lw.com

Stacey L. VanBelleghem (DC Bar #988144)* 

stacey.vanbelleghem@lw.com

555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000 

Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 

T: (202) 637-2200 F: (202) 637-2201 

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor CropLife 

America

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

 

STEVE ELLIS, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

JACK HOUSENGER, et al., 

Defendants, 

and 

BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP, et al., 

Defendant-Intervenors. 

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Case No.: 3:13-cv-01266-MMC 

JOINT STIPULATION OF PARTIAL 

DISMISSAL AND PROPOSED ORDER 

 

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CASE NO. 3:13-cv-01266-MMC -2- 

JOINT STIPULATION OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL AND PROPOSED ORDER

Four of the product registrations at issue in the Fifth Claim of Plaintiffs’ Second Amended 

Complaint (ECF No. 126), have been cancelled by EPA at the request of the registrant for reasons 

unrelated to this case. The four cancelled product registrations are: 

x Titan FL, EPA Reg. No. 264-984 

x Three-Way VAP, EPA Reg. No. 264-1079 

x Proceed Plus, EPA Reg. No. 264-1082 

x AE 1283742, EPA Reg. No. 264-846 

See EPA, Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations, 79 Fed. Reg. 41553-01 

(July 16, 2014) (announcing voluntary cancellation of EPA Reg. Nos. 264-984, 264-1079, and 264-

1082); EPA, Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations, 80 Fed. Reg. 13846-02 

(Mar. 17, 2015) (announcing voluntary cancellation of EPA Reg. No. 264-846). 

 All parties to the above-captioned case hereby stipulate and agree to the partial dismissal of 

Claim 5 of the Second Amended Complaint to the extent it is based on EPA approvals for the four 

cancelled product registrations identified above. A proposed Order is attached. 

Dated: June 8, 2016. Respectfully Submitted, 

_ /s/ ____________ 

BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.

Kathryn E. Szmuszkovicz (DC Bar #388735)* 

Anthony L. Michaels (DC Bar #458510)* 

Daniel B. Schulson (DC Bar #991299)* 

1350 I Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20005-3311

Telephone: (202) 789-6000

Facsimile: (202) 789-6190

Email: kes@bdlaw.com

 amichaels@bdlaw.com 

 dschulson@bdlaw.com 

BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.

Gary J. Smith (SBN 141393) 

456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94104-1251 

Telephone: (415) 262-4000 

Facsimile: (415) 262-4040 

Email: gsmith@bdlaw.com

CROWELL & MORING LLP

Kirsten L. Nathanson (DC Bar #463992)*

Thomas R. Lundquist (DC Bar #968123)* 

Sherrie A. Armstrong (DC Bar #1009642)*

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

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CASE NO. 3:13-cv-01266-MMC -3- 

JOINT STIPULATION OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL AND PROPOSED ORDER

Washington, D.C. 20004-2595

Telephone: (202) 624-2500

Facsimile: (202) 628-5516

Email: knathanson@crowell.com

 tlundquist@crowell.com 

 sarmstrong@crowell.com 

 /s/ 

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

Claudia M. O’Brien (DC Bar #447354)*

Stacey L. VanBelleghem (DC Bar #988144)* 

555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000 

Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 

Telephone: (202) 637-2200 

Facsimile: (202) 637-2201 

Email: claudia.o’brien@lw.com

 stacey.vanbelleghem@lw.com 

 

Andrea M. Hogan (SBN 238209) 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111-6538 

Telephone: (415) 391-0600 

Facsimile: (415) 395-8095 

Email: andrea.hogan@lw.com

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenor CropLife 

America

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice 

JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

United States Department of Justice

/s/ 

LESLIE M. HILL (DC Bar No. 476008) 

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000 

Washington D.C. 20004

Telephone (202) 514-0375 

Facsimile (202) 514 8865

Email: Leslie.Hill@usdoj.gov

JOHN H. MARTIN (CO Bar No. 32667)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

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CASE NO. 3:13-cv-01266-MMC -4- 

JOINT STIPULATION OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL AND PROPOSED ORDER

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section 

999 18th Street, South Terrace, Suite 370

Denver, CO 80202

Telephone (303) 844-1383 

Email: john.h.martin@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants 

/s/ 

GEORGE A. KIMBRELL (Pro Hac Vice) 

PAIGE M. TOMASELLI (State Bar #237737) 

SYLVIA SHIH-YAU WU (State Bar #273549) 

PETER T. JENKINS (Pro Hac Vice) 

Center for Food Safety

303 Sacramento Street, 2nd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

T: 415-826-2770 / F: 415-826-0507 

Email: gkimbrell@centerforfoodsafety.org 

 ptomaselli@centerforfoodsafety.org 

 swu@centerforfoodsafety.org 

 pjenkins@centerforfoodsafety.org 

Counsel for Plaintiffs

 

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CASE NO. 3:13-cv-01266-MMC -5- 

JOINT STIPULATION OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL AND PROPOSED ORDER

[PROPOSED] PARTIAL DISMISSAL ORDER 

Upon consideration of the parties’ Joint Stipulation for Partial Dismissal, it is ORDERED 

that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), Plaintiffs’ Fifth Claim 

against Defendants Steven P. Bradbury, et al., is hereby dismissed with prejudice to the extent it is 

based on EPA approvals for the following four product registrations, which the parties have 

stipulated were voluntarily cancelled by EPA: 

• Titan FL, EPA Reg. No. 264-984 

• Three-Way VAP, EPA Reg. No. 264-1079 

• Proceed Plus, EPA Reg. No. 264-1082 

• AE 1283742, EPA Reg. No. 264-846 

The references to these product registrations, and associated dates of agency actions alleged 

to have triggered a duty to consult, are hereby stricken from the Second Amended Complaint. See 

SAC ¶ 128 (ECF No. 126). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED this ____ day of _______, 2016. 

 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

United States District Judge 

8th June

MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

United States District Judge

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