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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 re: Briefing Schedule 

and Settlement Conference 1 No. C. 09-4610 JW 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

THE OTTER PROJECT and 

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER, 

 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

KEN SALAZAR, ROWAN GOULD, 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES FISH 

& WILDLIFE SERVICE, 

 

 Defendants, 

CALIFORNIA SEA URCHIN 

COMMISSION, PETER HALMAY, 

HARRY LIQUORNIK, CALIFORNIA 

ABALONE ASSOCIATION, SONOMA 

COUNTY ABALONE NETWORK, 

 Intervenor-Defendants. 

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No. C 09-4610 JW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER ESTABLISHING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE AND SELECTING ADR 

PROCESS

 Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-12 this Stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiffs, The 

Otter Project and Environmental Defense Center, Federal Defendants, Ken Salazar, Secretary of 

the United States Department of the Interior, Rowan Gould, Acting Director of the U.S. Fish & 

REFERRING CASE

TO JUDGE LAPORTE FOR 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

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Wildlife Service, the United States Department of the Interior, and the United States Fish & 

Wildlife Service, and Intervenor-Defendants, California Sea Urchin Commission, Peter Halmay, 

Harry Liquornik, California Abalone Association, and Sonoma County Abalone Network. 

 WHEREAS, on May 20, 2010, the Court entered a Scheduling Order in this matter (Doc. 

No. 49); 

 WHEREAS, the Scheduling Order establishes dates for completion of briefing and 

hearing the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, but does not establish a briefing 

schedule; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to a briefing schedule consistent with the Scheduling 

Order; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have participated in two conference calls with the Alternative 

Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) program, and have agreed that a Settlement Conference before a 

magistrate judge may aid resolution of this matter; 

 WHEREAS, the parties request a Settlement Conference be set as soon as possible; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties stipulate as follows: 

1. Defendants shall file and serve the Administrative Record on or before August 16, 2010. 

2. Plaintiffs or Intervenor-Defendants shall file any motion challenging the contents of the 

Administrative Record on or before September 14, 2010. The filing of such a motion 

shall vacate any summary-judgment briefing and hearing schedule. 

3. The parties shall file their motions for summary judgment on or before September 17, 

2010. 

4. The parties shall file oppositions to motions for summary judgment by October 8, 2010. 

5. The parties shall file summary-judgment replies by October 22, 2010. 

6. The above-captioned matter is referred to a magistrate judge for the conduct of a 

Settlement Conference. 

June 18, 2010 Respectfully Submitted, 

 

6. The Court finds good cause to refer this case to Magistrate Judge Laporte for a 

Settlement Conference. On or before July 2, 2010, the parties shall contact Judge Laporte's 

Chambers to schedule their settlement conference.

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 /s/ Brian Segee (by LEF, as authorized 6/18/10)

Linda J. Krop (Cal. Bar. No. 118773) 

Brian Segee (Cal. Bar No. 200795) 

Environmental Defense Center 

906 Garden Street 

Santa Barbara, CA 93101 

Tel: (805) 963-1622 

Fax: (805) 962-3152 

email: bsegee@edcnet.org, lkop@edcnet.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 

 IGNACIA S. MORENO, Asst. Attorney General 

 JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief 

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite 

 LAWSON E. FITE, Trial Attorney 

Oregon Bar No. 055573 

 U.S. Department of Justice 

 Environment & Natural Resources Division 

 Wildlife & Marine Resources Section 

 Ben Franklin Station 

 P.O. Box 7369 

 Washington, DC 20044-7369 

 Phone: (202) 305-0217 

 Fax: (202) 305-0275 

 Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov 

 

 Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

 /s/ George J. Mannina, Jr. (by LEF, as 

 authorized 6/18/10) 

George J. Mannina, Jr. (D.C. Bar No. 316943) 

 Pro hac vice

 NOSSAMAN LLP 

 1666 K St., N.W., Suite 500 

 Washington, D.C. 20006 

 (202) 887-1400 

 Fax: (202) 466-3215 

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 gmannina@nossaman.com 

 

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

AS MODIFIED.

Dated: June 25, 2010

JAMES WARE 

United States District Judge

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