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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 16:1538 Endangered Species Act

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RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

LAWSON E. FITE, 

Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CALIFORNIA TROUT, INC.,

CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CHAPTER OF

THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY,

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY, and FRIENDS OF THE

RIVER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary of the

United States Department of the Interior, and 

H.DALE HALL, Director of the United

States Fish and Wildlife Service,

Defendants.

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No. C 07-5798 SI

JOINT STIPULATION EXTENDING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-1, 6-2 and 7-12, this Stipulation is entered into by and between

Plaintiffs, California Trout, Inc., California-Nevada Chapter of the American Fisheries Society,

Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River, and Defendants, Dirk Kempthorne,

Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, and H. Dale Hall, Director of the United

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Joint Stipulation Enlarging Time 2

States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

WHEREAS, on November 15, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint for Declaratory and

Injunctive Relief pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-44;

WHEREAS, on May 2, 2008, Federal Defendants in this action filed a motion to transfer

venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a);

WHEREAS, hearing on the motion to transfer is set for July 25, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.;

WHEREAS, a Further Case Management Conference in this matter is currently set for July

25, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.;

WHEREAS, the present briefing schedule is based on the previous hearing date of June 6,

2008, for both the venue motion and the Case Management Conference;

WHEREAS, Federal Defendants require additional time to compile the Administrative

Record that will be the basis of the Court’s review; and

WHEREAS, a continuation of the briefing schedule will not affect the hearing date for the

parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, presently set for December 5, 2008;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby Stipulate and Agree as follows:

1. Federal Defendants shall lodge the Administrative Record with the Court on or before

August 11, 2008.

2. Plaintiffs shall file their Motion for Summary Judgment and accompanying brief on or

before September 15, 2008.

3. Federal Defendants shall file their Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and accompanying

brief on or before October 15, 2008.

4. Plaintiffs shall file their Response/Reply Brief on or before November 3, 2008.

5. Federal Defendants shall file their Reply Brief on or before November 21, 2008.

Dated: June 5, 2008 Respectfully Submitted,

 /s/ John Buse John Buse

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No. C 07-5798 SI

Joint Stipulation Enlarging Time 3

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

5656 S. Dorchester Avenue No. 3 

Chicago, IL 60637

Telephone: (323) 533-4416

Fax: (610) 885-2187

Email: jbuse@biologicaldiversity.org

Lisa Belenky

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

1095 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone: (415) 436-9682

Facsimile: (415) 436-9683

Email: lbelenky@biologicaldiversity.org

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

RONALD J. TENPAS, Asst. Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE, 

Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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