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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE BRIEFING SCHEDULE 1

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DENNIS D. MURPHY

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; 

TOM TIDWELL, in his official capacity as 

Chief of the United States Forest Service; 

and NANCY J. GIBSON, in her official

capacity as Forest Supervisor of the United 

States Forest Service,

Defendants

CASE NO. 13-cv-02315-GEB-AC

STIPULATION AND ] 

ORDER TO CONTINUE BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE ON SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT

The parties seek an order from this Court continuing the briefing schedule by approximately two 

weeks. Plaintiff filed his motion for summary judgment on December 8, 2015, in accordance with the 

Court’s previously adopted briefing schedule. (Dkt. No. 67). Pursuant to the current briefing schedule, 

the United States’ opposition to that motion, and any cross-motion, are due January 7, 2015, Plaintiff’s 

Opposition and Reply are due January 28, 2016, and Defendants’ Reply is due February 15, 2016. See

Status Order, Dkt. No. 58. The hearing is set for March 7, 2016, at 9 a.m. Since Plaintiff’s motion was 

filed, counsel for the United States was unexpectedly set for trial before Judge England, and also learned 

that key Forest Service personnel would be unavailable during the final two weeks of the year to assist 

with the opposition to Plaintiff’s motion and preparation of the United States’ own motion. Their 

assistance is necessary in this matter, which involves a challenge to an administrative decision regarding 

matters that include technical/scientific expertise.

The parties commit to act diligently, both to narrow the disputes and to present the Court with 

the most helpful papers on the issues that are in dispute. In order to further those aims and to efficiently 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

GREGORY T. BRODERICK

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for Defendants

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resolve this matter, the parties hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. That the date for the Defendants opposition and any cross-motion be continued by two 

weeks, up to and including January 21, 2016; 

2. That Plaintiff’s Opposition and reply be continued to February 11, 2016;

3. That the United States’ reply on any cross motion be continued to February 29, 2016; 

4. That the hearing on Plaintiff’s motion, and any cross-motion, be continued to March 21, 

2016, at 9 a.m., if that date is available and convenient for the Court. If not, the parties propose that the 

matter be heard on the first date that the Court is available thereafter. 

In addition, there have been lingering discovery disputes that the parties are working to resolve 

informally. To that end, Defendants will also agree to present Plaintiff’s with a privilege log by 

February 10, 2016. 

The parties submit that this schedule will permit them to brief this matter in a manner that will be 

more useful to the Court and aid its decision-making process in this case. In addition, there is virtually 

no risk of a material change in circumstances in the meantime, because the authorization for the 

challenged project has been withdrawn, and there have been no on-the-ground activities for more than 

one year. There is thus good cause for the continuance, and the Court should grant it. 

Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: December 31, 2015 

 

By /s/ Paul S. Weiland (auth. 12/31/2015)

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Gregory T. Broderick 

 GREGORY T. BRODERICK 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 4, 2016 

 

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