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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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STATUS REPORT OF THE PARTIES 

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THOMAS F. VANDENBURG (CSB No. 163446) 

STEVIE M. ASAO (CSB No. 247962) 

THE GALLAGHER LAW GROUP PC 

1875 Century Park East, Suite 1550 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 203-2600 

Facsimile: (310) 203-2610 

tvandenburg@thegallaghergroup.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

SGS RECYCLING ENTERPRISES, INC. 

And STANLEY G. SILVA, JR. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS 

FOUNDATION 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

A&S METALS, SGS RECYCLING 

ENTERPRISES, INC. and STANLEY 

G. SILVA, JR. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-CV-02758-EMC

STATUS REPORT OF THE 

PARTIES 

 

Plaintiff Ecological Rights Foundation and Defendants SGS Recycling 

Enterprises, Inc. and Stanley G. Silva, Jr. hereby submit the following Joint Status 

Report: 

The Parties mediated this case under the direction of the Court-appointed 

Mediator Christine Noma on February 17th. At that mediation, the Parties were able to 

reach a settlement in principle. The parties are currently working cooperatively to 

finalize and document that settlement. 

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The parties respectfully request a brief continuance of the upcoming March 17th 

Status Conference to a date that is convenient for the Court on or after May 2, 2016. The 

parties anticipate finalizing their settlement before that date, and are working 

cooperatively towards that objective. 

Dated: March 10, 2016 /s/ Fredric Evenson 

 Fredric Evenson 

Ecology Law Center, Counsel for 

Ecological Rights Foundation 

Dated: March 10, 2016 /s/ Thomas F. Vandenburg 

Thomas F. Vandenburg 

The Gallagher Law Group PC, 

Counsel for SGS Recycling 

Enterprises, Inc. and Stanley G. Silva, 

Jr. 

IT IS SO ORDERED that the Status Conference 

is reset from 3/17/16 to 5/5/16 at 10:30 a.m. 

An updated joint status report shall be filed 

by 4/28/16. 

________________________________ 

Edward M. Chen 

U.S. District Judge 

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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