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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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Stipulation To Dismiss City & SMCTA Case no. 3:15-cv-02090-VC

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Christopher A. Sproul (Bar No. 126398)

Jodene Isaacs (Bar No. 226895)

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES 

5135 Anza Street 

San Francisco, California 94121 

Tel: (415) 533-3376, (510) 847-3467

Fax: (415) 358-5695 

csproul@enviroadvocates.com

jisaacs@enviroadvocates.com

Brian Gaffney (Bar No. 168778)

LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN GAFFNEY APC

446 Old County Road, Suite 100-310

Pacifica, CA 94044

Tel: (650) 219-3187

Fax: (650) 733-7793

brian@gaffneylegal.com

Patricia Weisselberg (Bar No. 253015)

LAW OFFICE OF PATRICIA WEISSELBERG

115 Oakdale Avenue

Mill Valley, CA 94941

Tel: (415) 388-2303

pweisselberg@wans.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PACIFICANS FOR A SCENIC COAST, 

PACIFICANS FOR HIGHWAY 1

ALTERNATIVES, and CENTER FOR

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Pacificans For A Scenic Coast, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

California Department of Transportation, et al.,

Defendants.

Civil Case No. 3:15-cv-02090-VC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO DISMISS DEFENDANTS 

CITY OF PACIFICA AND SAN MATEO 

COUNTY TRANSPORTATION 

AUTHORITY

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their original Complaint on May 8, 2015, and filed an Amended 

Complaint on June 26, 2015;

WHEREAS, the original Complaint named City of Pacifica (the “City”) as a defendant in the 

fourth claim for relief regarding alleged Clean Water Act violations, but the Amended Complaint 

omitted any claim for relief against the City and instead alleged that Plaintiffs “joined, pursuant to FRCP 

19(a)(1),” the City “as a potentially required party who is subject to service of process, who may have an 

interest relating to the subject of the action, and who is so situated that disposing of the action in the 

person's absence may as a practical matter impair or impede the person's ability to protect the interest” 

(¶ 24); 

WHEREAS, the original Complaint named the San Mateo County Transportation Authority 

(“TA”) as a defendant in the fourth claim for relief regarding alleged Clean Water Act violations, and 

alleged TA violations of the Coastal Zone Management Act. But, the Amended Complaint omitted any 

claim for relief against TA and instead alleged that Plaintiffs “joined, pursuant to FRCP 19(a)(1),” TA 

“as a potentially required party who is subject to service of process, who may have an interest relating to 

the subject of the action, and who is so situated that disposing of the action in the person's absence may 

as a practical matter impair or impede the person's ability to protect the interest” (¶ 23); 

WHEREAS, it is the position of the City and TA that the Amended Complaint improperly names 

them as defendants;

WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs are willing to dismiss the City and TA provided that all Defendants 

agree that the City and TA are not indispensable parties to the lawsuit, and that Defendants waive any 

defense on such grounds;

WHEREAS, Defendants waive any defense that the case should be dismissed due to failure to 

join the City and TA;

WHEREAS, all Defendants and Plaintiffs now agree that the City and TA are not indispensable 

parties;

The Plaintiffs and all Defendants thus stipulate, subject to the Court's approval, to the following:

1. The City of Pacifica and San Mateo County Transportation Authority are not 

indispensable parties and are not necessary for the resolution of this matter;

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2. The City of Pacifica and San Mateo County Transportation Authority shall be dismissed 

as defendants in this matter.

Dated August 6, 2015

s/Christopher Sproul

Christopher A. Sproul (Bar No. 126398)

_______________________

Jodene Isaacs (Bar No. 226895)

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES 

5135 Anza Street 

San Francisco, California 94121 

Tel: (415) 533-3376, (510) 847-3467

Fax: (415) 358-5695 

csproul@enviroadvocates.com

jisaacs@enviroadvocates.com

Brian Gaffney (Bar No. 168778)

LAW OFFICES OF BRIAN GAFFNEY APC

446 Old County Road, Suite 100-310

Pacifica, CA 94044

Tel: (650) 219-3187

Fax: (650) 733-7793

brian@gaffneylegal.com

Patricia Weisselberg (Bar No. 253015)

LAW OFFICE OF PATRICIA WEISSELBERG

115 Oakdale Avenue

Mill Valley, CA 94941

Tel: (415) 388-2303

pweisselberg@wans.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PACIFICANS FOR A SCENIC COAST, 

PACIFICANS FOR HIGHWAY 1

ALTERNATIVES, and CENTER FOR

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

/s/ Stacy Lau

JEANNE SCHERER 

_________________________

DAVID GOSSAGE 

LUCILLE Y. BACA 

DEREK S. VAN HOFTEN 

STACY LAU 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

TRANSPORTATION and Malcolm Dougherty

/s/ Kevin D. Siegel

Kevin D. Siegel (State Bar No. 194787)

____________________

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP

Counsel for Defendant City of Pacifica

/s/ Christopher D. Jensen_

Kimon Manolius (SBN 154971)

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Christopher D. Jensen (SBN 235108)

Adam W. Hoffman (SBN 238476)

HANSON BRIDGETT LLP

425 Market Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 777-3200

Facsimile: (415) 541-9366

cjensen@hansonbridgett.com

Counsel for San Mateo County Transportation 

Authority

JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

SETH M. BARSKY, Chief

S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief

/s/ Alison C. Finnegan 

ALISON C. FINNEGAN, Trial Attorney 

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U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

Tel: (202) 305-0500; Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: alison.c.finnegan@usdoj.gov

/s/ Leslie M. Hill

LESLIE M. HILL

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

Tel: (202) 514-0375; Fax: (202) 514-8865

Email: leslie.hill@usdoj.gov

SEAN C. DUFFY

/s/ Sean C. Duffy 

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Natural Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7611

Washington, DC 20044-7611

Tel: (202) 305-0445; Fax: (202) 305-0506

Email: sean.c.duffy@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the Federal Defendants

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The City of Pacifica and San Mateo County Transportation Authority are not 

indispensable parties and are not necessary for the resolution of this matter;

2. The City of Pacifica and San Mateo County Transportation Authority are dismissed 

as defendants in this matter.

Dated: ______________________________

Hon. Vince Chhabria

United States District Judge 

August 10, 2015

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