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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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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 

SIERRA FOREST LEGACY, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

MARK REY, in his official capacity as Under 

Secretary of Agriculture, et al., 

 Federal Defendants, 

 and 

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: 2:05-cv-00205-MCE-GGH 

STIPULATION AND JOINT REQUEST 

REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ SECOND 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND FOR 

ORDER SETTING HEARING ON 

SHORTENED TIME 

ORDER 

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 WHEREAS on June 8, 2007, the Court heard argument on plaintiffs’ Motion for a 

Preliminary Injunction to prevent federal defendants from awarding contracts for the Freeman 

Project in Plumas National Forest, which motion was based on the premise that the Freeman Project 

implements the 2004 Framework’s management standards and guidelines at issue in this litigation; 

and 

 WHEREAS the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion without prejudice from the bench, indicating 

its belief that it lacked jurisdiction to issue injunctive relief because the Freeman Project was not 

specifically named in plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint, and suggesting that the Court would 

entertain, on an expedited basis, a motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint that 

includes the Freeman Project; and 

WHEREAS plaintiffs aver that the Slapjack Project is an additional project located in the 

Plumas National Forest that also implements the 2004 Framework and has been approved by the 

federal defendants and may be implemented in the near future, and that plaintiffs wish to include in 

the Second Amended Complaint to obviate any jurisdictional concerns that may arise in future 

motion proceedings; and 

WHEREAS plaintiffs aver that they have prepared a Second Amended Complaint for 

Declaratory and Injunctive Relief which alleges that the Freeman and Slapjack projects are illegal 

and should be enjoined because they implement the 2004 Framework, but does not allege that the 

Freeman or Slapjack projects suffer from independent violations of law; and 

 WHEREAS federal defendants and defendant-intervenors oppose plaintiffs’ motion for leave 

to file a Second Amended Complaint but do not oppose hearing the motion on shortened time; and 

 WHEREAS the parties are advised by the Clerk of the Court that July 16, 2007 at 9:00a.m. is 

available on the Court’s calendar to hear the motion; 

 NOW THEREFORE, the parties stipulate as follows: 

 1. Federal defendants’ and defendant-intervenors’ briefs in opposition to the motion, if 

any, shall be filed no later than Friday, July 6, 2007, and plaintiffs’ reply, if any, shall be filed no 

later than Tuesday, July 10, 2007. 

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 2. Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint may be heard on 

shortened time on July 16, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The parties may appear by telephone. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: July 2, 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 7/2/07)

BARCLAY SAMFORD 

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Trial Attorney 

Natural Resources Section 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

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 

 STEVEN P. QUARLES 

 /s/ J. Michael Klise (authorized 7/2/07)

 J. MICHAEL KLISE, Pro Hac Vice

 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 7/2/07)

 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 7/2/07)

 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

 (Counsel unavailable) 

 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. Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file their Second Amended 

Complaint For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief will be heard on shortened time on July 16, 2007 at 

9:00 a.m. Counsel may appear by telephone. Federal defendants’ and defendant-intervenors’ briefs 

in opposition to the motion, if any, shall be filed no later than Friday, July 6, 2007. Plaintiffs’ reply, 

if any, shall be filed no later than Tuesday, July 10, 2007. 

DATED: 7/5/2007 

 

______________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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