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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act

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WILLIAM S. EUBANKS II, N.C. BAR NO. 36743

HOWARD M. CRYSTAL, D.C. BAR. NO. 446189

Pro hac vice

Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal

1601 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20009

(202) 588-5206, (202) 588-5049 fax

beubanks@meyerglitz.com, hcrystal@meyerglitz.com

KRISTIN HENRY, CAL. BAR NO. 220908

Sierra Club

85 2 Street, 2 Floor nd nd

San Francisco, CA 94105

(415) 977-5716, (415) 977-5793 fax

Kristin.Henry@sierraclub.org

Attorneys for Plaintiff Sierra Club 

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CAL. BAR NO. 44332

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CAL. BAR NO. 88143

Chief, Civil Division

MICHAEL T. PYLE, CAL. BAR NO. 172954

Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. Attorney’s Office/Civil Division

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 9 Floor th

San Francisco, CA 94102-3495

(415) 436-7322, (415) 436-6748 fax

michael.t.pyle@usdoj.gov

Attorney for Federal Defendants

(additional attorneys listed on next page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SIERRA CLUB, )

)

Plaintiff, ) Case No. 3:08-cv-04248-SC

v. )

) STIPULATED REQUEST AND 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER

OF AGRICULTURE, AND ) EXTEND THE BRIEFING SCHEDULE BY

RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, ) SIXTY (60) DAYS

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Defendants. )

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28 STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND

BRIEFING SCHEDULE BY SIXTY DAYS - 2

JAMES GOLDBERG, CAL. BAR NO. 107990

DEBORAH A. GOLDFARB CAL. BAR NO. 291942

Bryan Cave LLP

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1410

Telephone: (415)675-3400

Facsimile (415)675-3434

Email: james.goldberg@bryancave.com

Email: deborah.goldfarb@bryancave.com

Attorneys for Intervening Defendants Brazos Electric

Power Cooperative, Inc. and East Kentucky Power

Cooperative, Inc.

Whereas, this case involves several requests by Plaintiff, SIERRA CLUB, for records in the

custody or control of Federal Defendants, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and RURAL

UTILITIES SERVICE, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act; and

Whereas, on or around September 25, 2009, Federal Defendants provided responsive records

and Vaughn Indices for withholdings; and

Whereas, Plaintiff completed review of responsive records and Vaughn Indices on or around

October 23, 2009, resulting in a settlement proposal to Federal Defendants on October 27, 2009; and

Whereas, the Court granted a stipulated request for a 60-day extension, setting the current

Scheduling Order (D.E. 59) and allowing the parties to engage in settlement discussions; and

Whereas, the parties have engaged in detailed settlement discussions and are very close to a

comprehensive settlement, but are still working to resolve a few outstanding issues (as to which the

parties have been exchanging proposals and counter-proposals in recent days and to which the parties

expect to make further exchanges by early next week), and to draft a settlement agreement; and

Whereas, the Court’s current Scheduling Order requires Federal Defendants and IntervenorDefendants to file motions for summary judgment on January 19, 2010; and

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28 STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND

BRIEFING SCHEDULE BY SIXTY DAYS - 3

Whereas, in light of the schedule and the parties’ anticipated settlement, Plaintiff, Federal

Defendants, and Intervenor-Defendants (collectively the “Parties”), have conferred and agree that, in 

an effort to promote judicial efficiency, the current briefing schedule be extended by sixty days to

determine whether the remaining issues in the case can be resolved without further litigation. Counsel

for Plaintiff represents that he obtained the dates below from the Court’s clerk.

IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND THE PARTIES STIPULATE, subject to the Court’s

approval, that the briefing schedule be extended by approximately sixty days, resulting in the revised

schedule as follows:

(a) March 22, 2010 Last day for Defendant and/or Intervenor(s) to file a motion

for summary judgment.

(b) April 12, 2010 Last day for Plaintiff to file opposition to any motion for

summary judgment filed by Defendant and/or Intervenor(s)

and last day for Plaintiff to file any cross-motion for

summary judgment.

(c) May 3, 2010 Last day for Defendant and/or Intervenor(s) to file reply in

support of any motion for summary judgment and last day

for Defendant and/or Intervenor(s) to file opposition to any

motion for summary judgment filed by Plaintiff.

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28 STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND

BRIEFING SCHEDULE BY SIXTY DAYS - 4

(d) May 21, 2010 Last day for Plaintiff to file reply in support of its crossmotion

for summary judgment.

(e) June 18, 2010 Hearing on summary judgment motions.

 Respectfully submitted,

 /s/ William S. Eubanks II

WILLIAM S. EUBANKS II, N.C. BAR NO. 36743

HOWARD M. CRYSTAL, D.C. BAR. NO. 446189

Pro hac vice

 /s/ Kristin Henry

KRISTIN HENRY, CAL. BAR NO. 220908

Sierra Club

85 2 Street, 2 Floor nd nd

San Francisco, CA 94105

(415) 977-5716, (415) 977-5793 fax

Kristin.Henry@sierraclub.org

Attorneys for Plaintiff Sierra Club 

 /s/ Michael T. Pyle

MICHAEL T. PYLE, CAL. BAR NO. 172954

Attorney for Federal Defendants

 /s/ James Goldberg

JAMES GOLDBERG, CAL. BAR NO. 107990

DEBORAH A. GOLDFARB CAL. BAR NO. 291942

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

Date: _______________________ _________________________________

The Honorable Samuel Conti

United States District Court Judge

1/14/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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