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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: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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Joint Stipulation to Extend Briefing Schedule and Hearing on

Cross-Motions for Summ. J. and Order – Case No: 3:15-cv-02939-WHO 1

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GREGORY C. LOARIE, CA Bar No. 215859

gloarie@earthjustice.org

A. YANA GARCIA, CA Bar No. 282959

ygarcia@earthjustice.org

EARTHJUSTICE

50 California Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415.217.2000

Facsimile: 415.217.2040

Counsel for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CENTER FOR ENVT’L HEALTH, et al.

Plaintiffs,

vs.

GINA MCCARTHY, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No: 3:15-cv-02939-WHO

Joint Stipulation to Extend Briefing Schedule 

and Hearing on Cross-Motions for Summary 

Judgment

and

Order

WHEREAS, plaintiffs filed this action on June 24, 2015, seeking review of federal 

defendants’ amended response to plaintiffs’ petition for rulemaking pursuant to Section 706(2)(A) of 

the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A) and the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. §§ 136-136y;

WHEREAS, plaintiffs’ petition for rulemaking asked that federal defendants require the 

disclosure of certain inert ingredients on pesticide product labels;

WHEREAS, on September 30, 2015, federal defendants served plaintiffs with a the 

administrative record underlying their amended response to plaintiffs’ petition for rulemaking;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the merits of plaintiffs’ case will be resolved via crossmotions for summary judgment;

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WHEREAS, by stipulated case management order dated August 10, 2015, see Dkt. 23, this 

Court calendared a May 11, 2016 hearing on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment and 

adopted the following briefing schedule:

December 14, 2015 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment

February 19, 2016 Federal Defendants’ Response and Cross-Motion

for Summary Judgment

March 18, 2016 Plaintiffs’ Reply and Response to Federal Defendants’

Cross Motion

April 15, 2016 Federal Defendants’ Reply;

WHEREAS, undersigned counsel for plaintiffs has been working diligently and in good faith 

to meet the December 14, 2015 deadline for filing plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and 

supporting papers; however, as a result of unforeseen deadlines in other matters, staffing changes, 

and busy holiday schedules, counsel for plaintiffs require additional time;

WHEREAS, undersigned counsel for plaintiffs contacted counsel for federal defendants on 

November 10, 2015, to request that federal defendants stipulate to request that the Court extend the 

briefing schedule and hearing in this case;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and respectfully request that the Court 

order as follows:

1. The briefing deadlines set forth in the Court’s August 10, 2015 case management 

order should be extended by approximately 30 days as follows:

January 13, 2016 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment

March 18, 2016 Federal Defendants’ Response and Cross-Motion

for Summary Judgment

April 15, 2016 Plaintiffs’ Reply and Response to Federal Defendants’

Cross Motion

May 13, 2016 Federal Defendants’ Reply;

2. The May 11, 2016 hearing on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment 

should be extended by 30 days to June 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, or as soon thereafter as 

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is convenient for the Court;

3. In all other respects, the Court’s August 10, 2015 case management order should 

remain in effect.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: Nov. 17, 2015 /s/ Gregory C. Loarie

GREGORY C. LOARIE, CA Bar No. 215859

gloarie@earthjustice.org

A. YANA GARCIA, CA Bar No. 282959

ygarcia@earthjustice.org

EARTHJUSTICE

50 California Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel: 415.217.2000 / Fax: 415.217.2040

Counsel for Plaintiffs

JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Dated: Nov. 17, 2015 /s/ Samara M. Spence (with permission)

SAMARA M. SPENCE

samara.spence@usdoj.gov

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC. 20044-7611

Tel. (202) 514-2285 / Fax: (202) 514-8865

Counsel for Defendants

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED. The parties shall 

adhere to the revised briefing schedule set forth above. The May 11, 2016 hearing on the parties’ 

cross-motions for summary judgment is hereby VACATED. The parties’ cross-motions for 

summary judgment will be heard on June 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2.

Dated: November 19, 2015

HONORABLE WILLIAM H. ORRICK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on November 17, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above Joint 

Stipulation to Extend Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and

[Proposed] Order was filed via the Court’s electronic filing system, which will send notice of filing 

to all counsel of record.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 

November 17, 2015 in San Francisco, California.

/s/ Rikki Weber

RIKKI WEBER

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