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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 

 Plaintiff, 

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. (collectively known as “Parties”) hereby 

submit the following Joint Status Report: 

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

Mediator Christine Noma on February 18, 2016. At that mediation, the Parties were 

able to reach a settlement in principle. 

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STATUS REPORT OF THE PARTIES 

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The Settlement Agreement and [Proposed] Consent Decree were signed by the 

Parties on April 26, 2016. Within the next 5-7 court days, the [Proposed] Consent 

Decree will be sent to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for a 45-day review period. 

Once the 45-day review period expires or the DOJ files a non-opposition, the Parties 

will respectfully request the Consent Decree be entered by the Court. 

Additionally, the Parties respectfully request that the Status Conference scheduled 

for May 5, 2016 be continued at least 60 days to allow the Parties to submit the 

[Proposed] Consent Decree to the Court after the DOJ review period has expired. 

Dated: April 29, 2016 /s/ Fredric Evenson 

 Fredric Evenson 

Ecology Law Center, Counsel for 

Ecological Rights Foundation 

Dated: April 29, 2016 /s/ Thomas F. Vandenburg 

Thomas F. Vandenburg 

The Gallagher Law Group PC, 

Counsel for SGS Recycling 

Enterprises, Inc. and Stanley G. Silva, 

Jr. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED that the status conference is reset from 5/5/16 to 7/28/16 at 10:30 a.m. 

An updated joint status report shall be filed by 7/21/16. 

___________________________ 

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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