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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Pollutants &amp; Permit Violations

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE; CASE NO. 2:05−CV−02382-GEB-DAD 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 1 

ANDREW L. PACKARD (Cal. Bar No. 168690) 

MICHAEL P. LYNES (Cal. Bar No. 230462) 

Law Offices of Andrew L. Packard 

319 Pleasant Street 

Petaluma, CA 94952 

Tel: (707) 763-7227 

Fax: (707) 763-9229 

E-mail: andrew@packardlawoffices.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL R. LOZEAU (Cal. Bar No. 142893) 

Law Office of Michael R. Lozeau 

1516 Oak Street, Suite 216 

Alameda, CA 94501 

Tel: (510) 749-9102 

Fax: (510) 749-9103 

E-mail: mrlozeau@lozeaulaw.com 

SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, a non profit 

corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

SIMS METAL U.S.A., INC. 

 Defendant. 

 Case No. 2:05−CV−02382-GEB-DAD 

STIPULATION TO DISMISS 

PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS WITH 

PREJUDICE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

GRANTING DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE [FRCP 41(a)(2)] 

 

WHEREAS, on September 8, 2005, Plaintiff California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 

(“CSPA”) provided Defendant Sims Metal U.S.A., Inc. (“SIMS”) with a Notice of Violations and 

Intent to File Suit (“Notice”) under Clean Water Act §505, 33 U.S.C. §1365. 

WHEREAS, on November 17, 2005 CSPA filed its Complaint against SIMS in this Court, 

California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Sims Metal U.S.A., Inc. Case No. 2:05-cv-02382-

GEB-DAD. Said Complaint incorporates by reference all of the allegations contained in CSPA’s 

Notice. 

WHEREAS, CSPA and SIMS, through their authorized representatives and without either 

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE; CASE NO. 2:06-cv-01161-WBS-DAD 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 2

adjudication of CSPA’s claims or admission by SIMS of any alleged violation or other 

wrongdoing, have chosen to resolve in full by way of settlement the allegations of CSPA as set 

forth in the Notice and Complaint, thereby avoiding the costs and uncertainties of further 

litigation. A copy of the [Proposed] Consent Agreement entered into by and between CSPA and 

SIMS is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference. 

WHEREAS, on or about January 31, 2007, the parties submitted the Settlement 

Agreement via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department 

of Justice. 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between the 

parties that CSPA’s claims, as set forth in the Notice and Complaint, be dismissed with prejudice 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2) upon the expiration of the 45-day review 

period set forth at 40 C.F.R. § 135.5. The parties respectfully request an order from this Court 

dismissing such claims with prejudice. In accordance with paragraph 42 of the Proposed Consent 

Agreement, the parties also request that this Court retain and have jurisdiction over the Parties 

with respect to disputes arising under the agreement. 

Dated: ________________ LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW L. PACKARD 

By:_____________________________________

Andrew L. Packard 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: ________________ PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

By:_____________________________________

Margaret Rosegay 

Attorney for Defendant 

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE; CASE NO. 2:05−CV−02382-GEB-DAD 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 3 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Good cause appearing, and the parties having stipulated and agreed, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff California Sportfishing Protection Alliance’s 

claims against Sims Metal U.S.A., Inc. as set forth in the Notice and Complaint filed in Case No. 

2:05-cv-02382-GEB-DAD, are hereby dismissed with prejudice. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain and have jurisdiction over the 

Parties with respect to disputes arising under the agreement attached to the parties’ Stipulation to 

Dismiss as Exhibit A. Said agreement terminates on September 1, 2009, at which time the 

exercise of jurisdiction will be discontinued. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 28, 2007 

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