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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING BY AUGUST 21, 2010; [PROPOSED] ORDER

MICHAEL E. VINDING (SBN 178359) 

SCHARFF, BRADY & VINDING 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2640 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 446-3400 

Facsimile: (916) 446-7159 

mvinding@scharff.us

Attorneys for Defendants BALDWIN 

CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC., 

MASON RICHARDSON, 

and RENÉ VERCRUYSSEN 

UNITED STATED DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, a non-profit 

corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

BALDWIN CONTRACTING COMPANY, 

INC., a California corporation, BCJ SAND 

AND ROCK, INC., a California corporation, 

J. BRAD SLENDER, an individual, TED 

HALE, an individual, MASON 

RICHARDSON, an individual, and RENÉ 

VERCRUYSSEN, an individual, 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:10-cv-00879-GEB-DAD 

JOINT STIPULATION TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE PLEADING BY 

AUGUST 21, 2010; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

The parties to the above-entitled action hereby stipulate that good cause exists to 

continue the due date for Defendants to file a responsive pleading because the parties are 

actively engaged in settlement discussions, and have conducted an informal settlement-protected 

site inspection. The parties are continuing to make progress on their settlement discussions and 

request this additional time with the intention of resolving the remaining differences. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 143(b), the parties present the following stipulation for 

consideration by the court. 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING BY AUGUST 21, 2010; [PROPOSED] ORDER

PROCEDURAL HISTORY 

The Complaint was filed on April 13, 2010. 

The First Amended Complaint was filed on June 28, 2010. 

On July 1, 2010, the First Amended Complaint and all related service documents were 

emailed by Plaintiff’s counsel to counsel for Baldwin Contracting Company, Inc., Mason 

Richardson, and René Vercruyssen (BCCI). Counsel for BCCI is presently securing the 

necessary waivers to represent Defendant BCJ Sand and Rock, Inc., and Defendant J. Brad 

Slender (BCJ) in order to secure the ability to accept service on behalf of BCJ. 

The parties acknowledge that formal service is a mere formality and acknowledge that 

service of the amended complaint would occur no later than July 30, 2010, such that a responsive 

pleading is due on or before August 21, 2010. 

The parties will also be filing a joint Consent to Jurisdiction of United Magistrate Judge 

and as a result, the Court’s Order Setting Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference may be 

changed. 

In light of the foregoing, the parties request that the court allow a responsive pleading to 

be filed no later than August 21, 2010. 

We respectfully request that the Court grant this stipulation and sign the order below 

reflecting this new dates. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: July 6, 2010 SCHARFF, BRADY & VINDING 

 By: s/Michael E. Vinding __ 

 Michael E. Vinding (SBN 178359) 

Attorneys for Defendants 

BALDWIN CONTRACTING COMPANY, 

INC., MASON RICHARDSON and RENÉ 

VERCRUYSSEN 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING BY AUGUST 21, 2010; [PROPOSED] ORDER

Dated: July 2, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW L. PACKARD 

 By: s/Andrew L. Packard (as authorized on 7/2/10) 

Andrew L. Packard (SBN 168690) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CALIFORNIA 

SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: 7/7/10_ 

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