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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 16:1538 Endangered Species Act

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JOHN C. CRUDEN,

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

SETH M. BARSKY, Chief

S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief

ROBERT P. WILLIAMS, Sr. Trial Attorney 

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7611

Washington, D.C. 20044-7611

Tel: 202-305-0206 | Fax: 202-305-0275

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE,

Plaintiff,

v.

U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

 and

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES 

SERVICE,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 3:16-cv-04294-WHO

STIPULATION TO ENLARGE TIME FOR 

FEDERAL DEFENDANTS’ REPLY IN 

SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO 

DISMISS (DN 33)

Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiff Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants U.S. Bureau of 

Reclamation and National Marine Fisheries Service (“Federal Defendants”), and DefendantIntervenors Klamath Water Users Association, Sunnyside Irrigation District, and Ben DuVal

hereby agree and stipulate to Federal Defendants’ request to enlarge the time for Federal 

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Defendants to file a reply in support of their motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to stay (DN 

33). Currently, Plaintiff’s Opposition to Federal Defendants’ motion is due by October 19, 2016, 

which would make Federal Defendants’ reply brief due within seven days thereof (i.e., by 

October 26, 2016) under Local Rule 7-3(c). 

Good cause exists for enlarging the time for Federal Defendants’ reply because 

undersigned counsel for Federal Defendants will be on work-related travel on other matters 

October 25-26, which would leave an insufficient amount of time in which to prepare Federal 

Defendants’ brief by October 26 given the complexity of the issues involved and the time 

required for internal review of the brief, both within the Defendant agencies as well as the 

Department of Justice. An extension of one week (i.e., to November 2, 2016) is the minimum 

amount of time necessary to adequately prepare Federal Defendants’ reply brief. Federal 

Defendants have not previously sought an extension of this deadline. The requested extension is 

consistent with Local Rule 7-2 and should not affect the hearing date on Federal Defendants’ 

motion, as the new deadline for their reply brief would be 14 days prior to the scheduled hearing 

date of November 16, 2016. 

WHEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate to enlarge the time for Federal Defendants to 

file their reply brief in support of their motion to dismiss up to, and including, November 2, 

2016. 

Dated: October 12, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

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SETH M. BARSKY, Chief

S. JAY GOVINDAN, Assistant Chief

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

/s/ Robert P. Williams

ROBERT P. WILLIAMS

Sr. Trial Attorney (SBN 474730 (DC))

Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7611

Washington, D.C. 20044-7611

Tel: (202) 305-0206 | Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: robert.p.williams@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

/s/ Thomas P. Schlosser

Thomas P. Schlosser WSBA #06276

Thane D. Somerville WSBA #31468

MORISSET, SCHLOSSER, JOZWIAK & 

SOMERVILLE

Suite 1115, Norton Building

801 Second Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104-1509

Tel: 206-386-5200 / Fax: 206-386-7322

t.schlosser@msaj.com

t.somerville@msaj.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Hoopa Valley Tribe

/s/ Richard S. Deitchman

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN

A Professional Corporation

PAUL S. SIMMONS, ESQ. (SBN 127920)

RICHARD S. DEITCHMAN, ESQ. (SBN 287535)

KRISTIAN C. CORBY, ESQ. (SBN 296146)

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 446-7979

Facsimile: (916) 446-8199

psimmons@somachlaw.com

rdeitchman@somachlaw.com

kcorby@somachlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors

KLAMATH WATER USERS ASSOCIATION, 

SUNNYSIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, and BEN 

DUVAL

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: October 17, 2016

WILLIAM H. ORRICK

United States District Judge

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