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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD, CA Bar No. 63702 

GREGORY C. LOARIE, CA Bar No. 215859 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

(510) 550-6725 

PATRICK GALLAGHER, CA Bar No. 146105 

Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

85 2nd Street, 4th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94109-3441 

(415) 977-5709 

ERIC E. HUBER, CO Bar No. 700024, Pro Hac Vice

Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

2260 Baseline Road, Suite 105 

Boulder, CO 80302 

(303) 449-5595 

DAVID B. EDELSON, CA Bar No. 104390 

840 Grizzly Peak Boulevard 

Berkeley, CA 94708 

(510) 527-4116 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Sierra Forest Legacy, et al. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SIERRA FOREST LEGACY,1 et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

MARK REY, in his official capacity as Under 

Secretary of Agriculture, et al., 

 Federal Defendants, 

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR 

RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT, et al.; 

CALIFORNIA SKI INDUSTRY ASS’N; QUINCY 

LIBRARY GROUP, et al.; and CALIFORNIA 

CATTLEMEN’S ASS’N,

 Defendant-Intervenors. 

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Case No: CIV-S-05-00205 MCE/GGH 

Related Cases: CIV-S-05-00211 MCE/GGH 

 CIV-S-05-00905 MCE/GGH 

 CIV-S-05-00953 MCE/GGH 

STIPULATION AND JOINT REQUEST 

REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, AND FOR 

ORDER SETTING HEARING ON 

SHORTENED TIME 

ORDER 

Date: June 8, 2007 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr. 

 

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 On March 1, 2007, lead plaintiff Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign changed its name to Sierra Forest Legacy. 

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 WHEREAS on May 17, 2007, Federal Defendants Mark Rey, et al. notified Plaintiffs Sierra 

Forest Legacy, et al. that the Forest Service intends to award logging contracts for the Wolf Ranch 

portion of the Freeman Project in Plumas National Forest as early as June 18, 2007, and that on-theground operations could begin as soon as the day after the contract is awarded, i.e., as soon as June 

19, 2007, and, in addition, that the Forest Service intends to advertise the other two portions of the 

Freeman Project – Summit Bear and Jenkins – the week of May 21, 2007; and 

 WHEREAS the Freeman Project implements in part the Quincy Library Group Pilot Project 

and is issued pursuant to the 2004 Framework challenged in this litigation; and 

 WHEREAS Plaintiffs intend to file a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent Federal 

Defendants from awarding contracts for the Freeman Project or otherwise commencing on-theground operations, together with a motion for an order shortening time so that the motion for a 

preliminary injunction can be heard by the Court before June 18, 2007; and 

 WHEREAS Federal Defendants will oppose Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction 

but do not oppose the motion for an order shortening time, 

 NOW THEREFORE, in order to resolve Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction 

regarding the Freeman Project, the parties stipulate as follows: 

 May 22, 2007: Plaintiffs file their motion, together with supporting papers. 

 May 30, 2007: Federal Defendants file their opposition to plaintiffs’ motion. 

 May 31, 2007: 

 (12:00 noon PDT) 

Defendant-Intervenors file their oppositions to plaintiffs’ motion, no 

later than 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time. Defendant-Intervenors 

shall coordinate to the maximum extent possible to minimize 

duplicate briefing. 

 June 5, 2007: Plaintiffs file their reply, if any. 

 The parties further stipulate that the Court may hear Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary 

injunction on shortened time, and respectfully request a hearing date of June 8, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.

which they are informed by the Clerk of the Court is available. 

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 Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: May 22, 2007 /s/ Michael R. Sherwood 

 MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD 

 GREGORY C. LOARIE 

 Earthjustice 

 426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

 Oakland, CA 94612 

 Tel. (510) 550-6725 

 Fax (510) 550-6749 

 PATRICK GALLAGHER 

 Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

 85 2nd Street, 4th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94109-3441 

 (415) 977-5709 

 ERIC E. HUBER, Pro Hac Vice

 Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 

 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 105 

 Boulder, CO 80302 

 (303) 449-5595 

 DAVID B. EDELSON 

 840 Grizzly Peak Boulevard 

 Berkeley, CA 94708 

 (510) 527-4116 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Sierra Forest Legacy, et al. 

MATTHEW J. McKEOWN 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Environmental & Natural Resources Division 

WELLS D. BURGESS 

Special Counsel 

CYNTHIA HUBER 

Acting Assistant Chief 

BRIAN C. TOTH 

RACHEL A. DOUGAN 

Trial Attorneys 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, DC 20044-0663 

Tel. (202) 305-0639 

Fax (202) 305-0506 

 /s/ Barclay Samford (authorized 5/22/07)

BARCLAY SAMFORD 

Trial Attorney 

Natural Resources Section 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

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1961 Stout Street, 8th Floor 

Denver, CO 80294 

Tel.: (303) 844-1475 

Fax: (303) 844-1350 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

DAVID T. SHELLEDY 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Tel.: (916) 554-2702 

Fax: (916) 554-2900 

Counsel for Federal Defendants Mark Rey, et al. 

 STEVEN P. RICE 

 Crowell & Moring LLP 

 3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor 

 Irvine, CA 92614-8505 

 Tel. (949) 263-8505 

 Fax (949) 263-8414 

 srice@crowell.com 

 J. MICHAEL KLISE, Pro Hac Vice 

 STEVEN P. QUARLES 

 /s/ Thomas R. Lundquist (authorized 5/22/07)

 THOMAS R. LUNDQUIST, Pro Hac Vice

 Crowell & Moring LLP 

 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

 Washington, DC 20004-2595 

 Tel. (202) 624-2629 

 Fax (202) 628-5116 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors 

 Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources & 

 Environment, et al. 

 /s/ Michael B. Jackson (authorized 5/22/07)

 MICHAEL B. JACKSON 

 429 West Main St. 

 P.O. Box 207 

 Quincy, CA 95971 

 Tel. (530) 283-1007 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors 

 Quincy Library Group, et al. 

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 /s/ Brian A. Kelly (authorized 5/22/07)

 BRIAN A. KELLY 

 ADAM STRACHAN 

 Duane Morris LLP 

 Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 300 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

 Tel. (415) 981-5550 

 Fax (415) 955-2599 

 JOHN E. FAGAN 

 Duane Morris LLP 

 850 North Lake Blvd., Suite 15 

 P.O. Box 7199 

 Tahoe City, CA 96145-7199 

 Tel. (530) 583-7767 

 Fax (530) 581-3215 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenor 

 California Ski Industry Association

 /s/ William J. Thomas (authorized 5/22/07)

 WILLIAM J. THOMAS 

 Law Offices of William J. Thomas 

 1201 K. Street, Suite 1100 

 Sacramento, CA 95814-3938 

 Tel. (916) 442-1111 

 Fax (916) 448-1709 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenor 

 California Cattlemen’s Association 

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED. Hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction shall 

be Friday, June 8, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. 

DATED: May 25, 2007 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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