Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_88-cv-01658/USCOURTS-caed-2_88-cv-01658-1/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4332 Environmental Policy - Coop of Agency Reports

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE

COUNCIL, et al.,

NO. CIV. S-88-1658 LKK

Plaintiffs,

O R D E R

v.

KIRK C. RODGERS, etc., et al.,

Defendants.

 /

Following oral argument on issues relating to the

Endangered Species Act on April 13, 2005, a Status Conference

was held in the above-captioned case. At that conference, the

parties discussed with the court dates and deadlines relating to

the remaining causes of action and remedies. As a result of

that discussion, the court hereby makes the following ORDERS:

1. All previously-set dates are VACATED.

2. All parties are directed to file discovery statements

which comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) by April 22, 2005 at

4:00 p.m. A Rule 26(f) Conference is SCHEDULED for April 28,

Case 2:88-cv-01658-JAM-GGH Document 1097 Filed 04/18/05 Page 1 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1 The parties are admonished that no new arguments will be

entertained. Any attempt to add additional arguments in their

consolidated briefs may be grounds for the imposition of sanctions.

2 At the hearing, the court directed the parties to file

their brief by April 27, 2005 and the administrative record by May

9, 2005. The court also scheduled the hearing for May 26, 2005.

Those dates, as well as the date for Pretrial Conference, have been

modified, as set forth in this order. 

3 In the last round of briefing, the parties opposing the

cross-motions for summary judgment/adjudication were forced to

2

2005 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 4. 

3. All parties are ordered to re-file a consolidated

brief relating to liability under NEPA, the remaining

Reclamation Act claim, and for remedies not relating to the

first cause of action by May 9, 2005 at 4:00 p.m.1 A hearing

relating to those issues is SET for July 27, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.2

4. At the time of electronic filing, all parties shall

provide courtesy paper copies of the consolidated brief

(representing either their motions for summary

judgment/adjudication or opposition), Statements of Undisputed

Facts (SUFs) or Response SUFs, to be delivered directly to the

chambers of the undersigned. 

5. Plaintiffs and Friant defendants are ordered to

reorganize their SUFs to represent the NEPA claim, remaining

Reclamation Act claim, and remedies pertaining to these claims

and the ESA claims, and are directed to circulate their SUFs

with the other parties within five days of this order so that

they may file Response SUFs which respond numerically to these

SUFs.3

Case 2:88-cv-01658-JAM-GGH Document 1097 Filed 04/18/05 Page 2 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

speculate as to which facts were material, which resulted in SUFs

and Response SUFs which did not respond numerically. The court

also notes that it will consider only plaintiffs’ and Friant

defendants’ motions for summary judgment/adjudication for the last

two rounds of briefing. Although intervenors filed a motion for

summary judgment/adjudication, their motion related only to the

third, portions of the seventh, and the eight causes of action,

which were dismissed with prejudice the court’s January 20, 2005

hearing. To clarify, intervenors may file an opposition in this

round of briefing, not a motion for summary adjudication.

3

6. At the time of filing the consolidated briefs and

related SUFs and Response SUFs, all counsel are ordered to email a copy (in Word or WordPerfect format) to the Judge’s

assistant, Tim Hinkle, at thinkle@caed.uscourts.gov. 

7. All parties are ordered to provide courtesy paper

copies of the excerpts of the administrative record cited to in

the SUFs and Response SUFs, to be delivered directly to chambers

by May 9, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. In order to avoid confusion and to

assist the court with adjudication of this case, the parties are

ordered to contact the chambers of the undersigned before

organizing the excerpts of the administrative record. 

8. A Pretrial Conference is SCHEDULED for January 19, 2006

at 10:00 a.m. and a trial is SCHEDULED for February 14, 2006 at

10:30 a.m. in the above-captioned case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 18, 2005.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Case 2:88-cv-01658-JAM-GGH Document 1097 Filed 04/18/05 Page 3 of 3