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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF

FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS and SAN 

FRANCISCO CRAB BOAT OWNERS 

ASSOCIATION, INC., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE 

INTERIOR and UNITED STATES BUREAU OF 

RECLAMATION, 

 Defendants, 

and

WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT, SAN LUIS 

WATER DISTRICT, and PANOCHE WATER 

DISTRICT, 

 Intervenor-Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:12-CV-01303-LJO-MJS

ORDER GRANTING FEDERAL 

DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED 

MOTION FOR A STAY IN LIGHT 

OF LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS 

(Doc.70)

The United States of America has moved for a stay of the above-captioned case in light of the 

federal government shutdown. Absent an appropriation, Department of Justice attorneys and employees 

of the federal defendants are prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited 

circumstances, including “emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.” 

31 U.S.C. § 1342. Counsel for the United States has represented that Plaintiffs and Defendant 

Intervenors do not oppose a stay under the circumstances. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

(1) This action is STAYED until funding for Federal Defendants and their attorneys is 

restored; 

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(2) All pending deadlines, including the deadlines related to the scheduled cross motions 

for summary judgment, are EXTENDED for the exact number of days appropriations are 

unavailable. 

SO ORDERED

Dated: October 3, 2013

 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

United States District Judge

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