Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_06-cv-02560/USCOURTS-cand-3_06-cv-02560-0/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901 Environmental Cleanup Expenses

---

Stipulation to Amend Complaint/Reschedule CMC 1 Case No. C 06-02560 JSW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Layne Friedrich (Bar No. 195431)

Drevet Hunt (Bar No. 240487)

Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc.

1004 O’Reilly Avenue

San Francisco, California 94129

Telephone: (415) 440-6520

Facsimile: (415) 440-4155

Email: layne@lawyersforcleanwater.com

Michelle Smith (Bar No. 233515)

Humboldt Baykeeper

422 First Street Suite G

Eureka, CA 95501

Telephone: (707) 268-0665

Facsimile: (707) 268-8901

Email: michelle@humboldtbaykeeper.org

Fredric Evenson (Bar No. 198059)

Law Offices of Fredric Evenson

William Verick (Bar No. 140972)

Klamath Environmental Law Center

424 First Street

Eureka, CA 95501

Telephone: (707) 268-8900

Facsimile: (707) 268-8901

Email: ecorights@earthlink.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER, and

ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER, a program of

Ecological Rights Foundation, and ECOLOGICAL

RIGHTS FOUNDATION, a non-profit

corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a

Delaware corporation, and NORTH COAST

RAILROAD AUTHORITY, a state agency,

Defendants.

Civil Case No.: C 06-02560 JSW

STIPULATION TO FILE FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

RESCHEDULE CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Case Mgt. Conference: August 18, 2006

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Place: Courtroom 2, 17th Floor

Case 3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document 6 Filed 06/02/06 Page 1 of 4
Stipulation to Amend Complaint/Reschedule CMC 2 Case No. C 06-02560 JSW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Humboldt Baykeeper, a program of the Ecological Rights Foundation, and the Ecological

Rights Foundation (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Humboldt Baykeeper” or “Plaintiffs”),

Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) and the North Coast Railroad Authority (“NCRA”)

(collectively “Defendants”) hereby enter into this stipulation:

WHEREAS, on February 1, 2006, Humboldt Baykeeper issued a notice letter (“Notice Letter”)

to Defendants regarding Plaintiffs’ intent to file suit against Defendants under the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (“Clean Water Act” or “CWA”) and the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6091 et seq. (“RCRA”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the CWA and RCRA, the Notice Letter was sent to certain regulatory

agencies. Among other things, RCRA requires that the chief administrator of the California Integrated

Waste Management Board receive the Notice Letter 90 days before Plaintiffs may file suit for

violations of RCRA. 42 U.S.C. § 6972(b)(2)(A); see also 40 C.F.R. § 254.2. Plaintiffs represent that

the chief administrator received the Notice Letter on March 6, 2006;

WHEREAS, on April 12, 2006, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint with this Court regarding

Defendants’ alleged violations of the Clean Water Act;

WHEREAS, on June 5, 2006, because more than 90 days will have passed since the

administrator of the California Integrated Waste Management Board received Plaintiffs’ Notice Letter,

Plaintiffs plan to file a First Amended Complaint to add the RCRA claims;

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into this stipulation to accommodate: (1) Plaintiffs’

request to amend the Complaint; (2) Defendants’ need to have sufficient time to evaluate and respond

to the First Amended Complaint; and (3) the schedules of all litigation counsel with regard to the Case

Management Conference; and

WHEREAS, the parties agree to stipulate to Plaintiffs’ filing of its First Amended Complaint

and to set a schedule for responding to the First Amended Complaint, and also stipulate to request that

the Case Management Conference be postponed by approximately thirty (30) days to accommodate the

proposed pleading schedule as well as counsels’ respective litigation schedules;

/ / /

/ / /

Case 3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document 6 Filed 06/02/06 Page 2 of 4
Stipulation to Amend Complaint/Reschedule CMC 3 Case No. C 06-02560 JSW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned attorneys for

the parties, subject to the Court’s approval, that:

1. Plaintiffs will file their First Amended Complaint on June 5, 2006.

2. Plaintiffs will also serve Defendants with their First Amended Complaint on June 5,

2006, by serving counsel for Defendants, who agree to accept service of process via express mail or

hand delivery.

3. Union Pacific and NCRA will answer or otherwise respond to the First Amended

Complaint on or before June 26, 2006. If either Defendant files a motion rather than an answer in

response to the First Amended Complaint, the parties shall confer to choose a mutually acceptable

hearing date, open and available on the Court’s calendar, for the hearing of the motion.

4. The Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for August 18, 2006, shall be

rescheduled for September 22, 2006, or as soon thereafter as the Court’s calendar permits.

5. Per the Court’s Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines,

all other dates will be automatically reset based on the new Case Management Conference date.

Dated: June 1, 2006 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Layne Friedrich

Layne Friedrich

Lawyers For Clean Water, Inc.

Attorney for Plaintiffs

/s/ Paul P. Spaulding, III

Paul P. “Skip” Spaulding, III

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Attorney for Union Pacific

/s/ Christopher Neary

Christopher Neary

Attorney for NCRA

I, Layne Friedrich, attest that the content of this document is acceptable to all persons required to

sign this document.

Dated: June 1, 2006 /s/ Layne Friedrich

Layne Friedrich

Lawyers For Clean Water, Inc.

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Case 3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document 6 Filed 06/02/06 Page 3 of 4
Stipulation to Amend Complaint/Reschedule CMC 4 Case No. C 06-02560 JSW

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Based on the foregoing, and good cause appearing therefore, the Court orders that Plaintiffs shall

file and serve on all parties their First Amended Complaint on June 5, 2006. Defendants will answer or

otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint on or before June 26, 2006. The Case Management

Conference shall be rescheduled for September 22, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. All other dates in the Court’s

Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines are postponed accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Date: ________, 2006 _________________________________

 The Honorable Judge Jeffrey S. White

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

June 2

Case 3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document 6 Filed 06/02/06 Page 4 of 4