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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:0701 Maritime Subsidy Board

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J. MARTIN WAGNER (Cal. Bar No. 190049) 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 6th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Tel: (510) 550-6700 

Fax: (510) 550-6740 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Okinawa Dugong (Dugong dugon), Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island 

Restoration Network, Japan Environmental Lawyers Federation, Save The Dugong 

Foundation, Dugong Network Okinawa, Committee Against Heliport Construction, Save 

Life Society, Anna Koshiishi, Takuma Higashionna, and Yoshikazu Makishi 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

OKINAWA DUGONG (Dugong Dugon); 

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; 

TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION 

NETWORK; JAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL 

LAWYERS FEDERATION; SAVE THE 

DUGONG FOUNDATION; DUGONG 

NETWORK OKINAWA; COMMITTEE 

AGAINST HELIPORT CONSTRUCTION, 

SAVE LIFE SOCIETY; ANNA KOSHIISHI; 

TAKUMA HIGASHIONNA; and 

YOSHIKAZU MAKISHI, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

DONALD H. RUMSFELD, in his official 

capacity as the Secretary of Defense; and U.S. 

Department of Defense, 

 Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. C-03-4350 (MHP) 

Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

TO RESCHEDULE THE NOVEMBER 27, 

2006 STATUS CONFERENCE AND 

EXTEND DEADLINE FOR FILING A 

JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL STATUS REPORT

(National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 

§§ 470 et seq.) 

1. Plaintiffs Okinawa Dugong (Dugong dugon), et al., and Defendants Donald H. 

Rumsfeld, et al., hereby stipulate and request that the court postpone the scheduled November 

27, 2006 status conference and filing of a further joint status report for approximately 60 days, to 

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provide adequate time for Plaintiffs to review the documents produced by Defendants on 

October 25, 2006, two months after the originally agreed upon production date of August 25, 

2006. 

2. In their Third Joint Supplemental Status Report and Proposed Order, filed on June 

19, 2006, the parties agreed that Defendants would provide additional documents to Plaintiffs by 

August 25, 2006, regarding the May 1, 2006 “Roadmap” for the construction of a replacement 

facility for the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The parties also agree to confer within 60 

days of Plaintiffs’ receipt of those documents as to whether additional discovery would be 

appropriate in this case or, if not, to agree to a schedule on dispositive motions, and to file an 

additional status report and proposed order. Based on the August 25, 2006 date agreed upon for 

the production of documents, on June 23, 2006, the court scheduled the status conference in this 

matter for November 27, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., and required the joint supplemental status report to 

be filed one week prior to the conference, on November 20, 2006. 

3. On August 11, 2006, Defendants provided notice to the court and to Plaintiffs 

that, due to delays in locating, compiling, assembling, and organizing all of the documents to be 

produced on August 25, 2006, Defendants would require an additional month, until September 

25, 2006, to provide those documents to Plaintiffs. 

4. On September 21, 2006, counsel for the defendants informed counsel for the 

plaintiffs that additional time beyond September 25, 2006 would be required for Defendants to 

produce the documents, in light of concerns that the Department of Defense had identified 

regarding the need to insure appropriate protection of certain privileged documents. On 

September 25, counsel for the parties conferred by telephone to discuss the situation. Plaintiffs 

expressed their concern over the delays in production of the documents, while Defendants 

explained the need for additional time. The parties then filed a joint stipulation advising the 

court that they would attempt to reach an agreement regarding document production and file a 

further report by October 3, 2006. The court approved this stipulation on September 26, 2006. 

5. On September 28, 2006, the parties filed a further stipulation regarding document 

production, identifying October 13, 2006 as the date by which Defendants proposed to have all 

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of the responsive documents compiled, indexed, and ready for transmission from Japan, and 

stipulating delivery of the documents to plaintiffs’ counsel by Wednesday, October 18, 2006. 

The court entered an order approving the stipulation on October 3, 2006. 

6. On October 25, 2006, plaintiffs’ counsel received the responsive documents from 

Defendants. Because of the two months delay from the August 25, 2006 production date, 

Plaintiffs do not have sufficient time to review the documents to determine whether additional 

discovery is appropriate in this case or, if not, to agree to a schedule on dispositive motions, and 

to file an additional status report and proposed order one week prior to the November 27, 2006 

status conference. 

7. Accordingly, the parties jointly stipulate and request that the court postpone the 

scheduled November 27, 2006 status conference for approximately 60 days, until Monday, 

January 29, 2007, at 3:00 p.m., with a further joint status report due one week prior to the status 

conference, on Monday, January 22, 2007. 

Respectfully submitted, this 8th day of November, 2006. 

Dated: November 8, 2006 ________/s/________________ 

 J. Martin Wagner (Cal. Bar No. 190049) 

 Earthjustice 

 426 17th Street, 6th Floor 

 Oakland, CA 94612 

 Tel: (510) 550-6700 

 Fax: (510) 550-6740 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Dated: November 8, 2006 ________/s/_________________ 

 Charles R. Shockey (D.C. Bar No. 914879) 

 U.S. Department of Justice 

 501 “I” Street, Suite 9-700 

 Sacramento, CA 95814-2322 

 Tel: (916) 930-2203 

 Fax: (916) 930-2210 

 Counsel for Defendants

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ORDER

The status conference scheduled for November 27, 2006, is hereby rescheduled for Monday, 

January 29, 2007, at 3:00 p.m., and the parties are directed to file a joint status report by 

Monday, January 22, 2007. 

Dated: _______________ _________________________________ 

 MARILYN HALL PATEL 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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